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19 years ago

91c111 ethernet hangs

I seem to have a problem with the ethernet driver hanging during board boot up and initialization. I've got a Stratix II interfacing to an SMSC 91c111 ethernet chip in what is similar to a VESA stan...
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19 years ago

It can occur either because of DHCP or because of Auto-negotiation process.

It is possible to try to remove DHCP in IP stack settings. In old versions (6.0 or early) it was necessary to correct a code of phy initialization of 91c111. During Auto-negotiation at not connected cable it came to the end on timeout and the critical error was caused.