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12 years ago

Simple Socket Server, No Response After Adding Logic

I realize that many questions have already been asked regarding the Simple Socket Server(RGMII). However, I cannot seem to locate a solution, mostly because I am unsure as to the problem. The S...
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12 years ago

What I pointed out in the previous post applies to Auto-negotiation, too. Auto-negotiation is a matter of the PHY and the MAC is not involved, apart for the MDIO interface which communicates with the PHY. But the MDIO is a serial interface somewhat separate from the actual MAC core.

That's why your system can initialize the ethernet link and detect when negotiation has completed, even if mac is possibly not working.