Hyperoptic with Linux server instead of provided router?

I thought it wasn't too bad. Yes, it could have been done better, but not to bad. I've seen so much worse :D. But when the tech comes in on Friday, I'll have him/her do it properly. Thanx for the pointers on that...

I finally managed to get autoneg on, but only at 100Mbps. The reason why I can't get it to autoneg at 1Gbps might be because of the cabling. Either in the wall socket or beyond that. We'll know on Friday. Thanx for all the help everyone, much appreciated and helpful!
 
Well, the tech just left. He fixed the wall socket and have tested the line. He can't find anything wrong with it, all pairs are working fine he said..

Still can't get my machine to auto sync at 1Gbps. I asked him what kind of equipment they have downstairs and it was an "awari" (or it sounded something like that at least). I know some network cards have problems with certain switches and routers under Linux, but never heard of that "awari". Nor can I find anything on Google (which leads me to believe I've spelled it wrong).
 
Turbo Fredriksson said:
Well, the tech just left. He fixed the wall socket and have tested the line. He can't find anything wrong with it, all pairs are working fine he said..

Still can't get my machine to auto sync at 1Gbps. I asked him what kind of equipment they have downstairs and it was an "awari" (or it sounded something like that at least). I know some network cards have problems with certain switches and routers under Linux, but never heard of that "awari". Nor can I find anything on Google (which leads me to believe I've spelled it wrong).
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Huawei?
 
Turbo Fredriksson said:
Well, the tech just left. He fixed the wall socket and have tested the line. He can't find anything wrong with it, all pairs are working fine he said..

Still can't get my machine to auto sync at 1Gbps. I asked him what kind of equipment they have downstairs and it was an "awari" (or it sounded something like that at least). I know some network cards have problems with certain switches and routers under Linux, but never heard of that "awari". Nor can I find anything on Google (which leads me to believe I've spelled it wrong).
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Huawei is pronounced "huh-wha-whee", probably that :)
 
Can you switch which NIC you use for WAN and LAN on your linux box? Might be worth a punt, and shouldn't take (too) much configuration to flip them around?
 
I've tried that, they all experience the same problem. I have one NIC on the motherboard (RTL8211CL chip which uses the r8169 driver) and an Intel Dual-Port card (with a 82576 chip which uses the "igb" driver).

I've had the uplink in all three NICs, same thing... All ports work in 1Gbps mode when connected to my internal network without problem, but only at 100Mbps when on the uplink..

Even though the tech said "all is well" with the cabling, I'm still not convinced. If it was, I should not have this problem with ALL my NICs! At least I don't think so..

It might still be a interoperability issue with my NICs/OS/Drivers and the hardware they have on their end, but at the moment it's "impossible" to prove either way, Hyperoptic isn't very helpful - "it works with our router, so you're on your own" :( :(
 
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I can't blame them for that approach to be honest.

Chuck a cheap gigabit switch in between the wall socket and your router and it will probably work fine.
 
Just bought myself a Fortinet FortiGate-50E. Wasn't as horrible as I thought. I've had problems getting speeds out of my own build (CPU to slow/old and not enough memory). It would cost me more to build my own again. Besides, the FortiGate come highly recommended by a friend that builds and maintains Cisco networks. The features and GUI is something I could never replicate..

Building my own made sense five, ten years ago when I built my current one, but not any more..
 
Turbo Fredriksson said:
Just bought myself a Fortinet FortiGate-50E. Wasn't as horrible as I thought. I've had problems getting speeds out of my own build (CPU to slow/old and not enough memory). It would cost me more to build my own again. Besides, the FortiGate come highly recommended by a friend that builds and maintains Cisco networks. The features and GUI is something I could never replicate..

Building my own made sense five, ten years ago when I built my current one, but not any more..
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shock horror as company specialized in networking does better job than 10 year old home made DIY setup :D
 
Yeah, yeah :). I'm just stubborn, that's it :D. The 50E can do 2.5Gbps throughput. With a lot better VPN and SSH/SSL inspection etc.

And the GUI seems to be really, really nice of the Fortinet OS! With a shell very similar to Cisco, which is a bonus.
 
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