Platform Notes: The hme FastEthernet Device Driver

Reporting Transceiver Capabilities

Table 3-7 describes the read-only transceiver capabilities (either the internal transceiver or the external transceiver), whichever is selected.

Table 3-7 Read-Only Transceiver Capabilities
 Parameter Values Description

autoneg_cap

01 

Local transceiver capability of the hardware= Not capable of auto-negotiation= Auto negotiation capable 

100T4_cap

01 

Local external transceiver capability of the hardware= Not 100BASE-T4 capable = 100BASE-T4 capable 

100fdx_cap

01 

Local transceiver capability of the hardware; initialized at startup= Not 100Mbit/sec full-duplex capable = 100Mbit/sec full-duplex capable 

100hdx_cap 01

Local transceiver capability of the hardware; initialized at startup= Not 100Mbit/sec half-duplex capable = 100Mbit/sec half-duplex capable  

10fdx_cap 01

Local transceiver capability of the hardware; initialized at startup= Not 10Mbit/sec full-duplex capable = 10Mbit/sec full-duplex capable 

10hdx_cap 01

Local transceiver capability of the hardware; initialized at startup= Not 10Mbit/sec half-duplex capable = 10Mbit/sec half-duplex capable 

The parameters in Table 3-7 define the capabilities of the hardware. The internal transceiver can support all of these capabilities. The capabilities of the external transceiver are dependent on the device. If the external transceiver is not capable of auto-negotiation but has the capability of all speeds and modes (100 Mbps, 10 Mbps, half-duplex, and full-duplex), you must force the operational speed and mode of the external transceiver.