Thread: Duplex
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Old 19-08-2008, 02:07   #7
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Re: Duplex

Yep... If the modem is set to autonegotiate while the other side is hard set it will always end up at half duplex, and depending on the autonegotiation it may even fall back to 10Mbit half duplex. Hard setting one side to full results in duplex mismatch as well as a possible fallback to 10Mbit.

Hard setting both sides, or ideally neither side and letting it autonegotiate is the best plan.
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