What is Rx/Tx flow control in a NIC, and questions on duplex
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:58 amI've just purchased some NICs & they contain a setting to enable/disable Rx & Tx flow control. What is this flow control, and what are the benefits/disadvantages of setting it?
While I'm on the subject, I have a linux router/gateway (using the smoothwall distro). I have to set the NIC for the internal network to half duplex - am I alright to set the NIC for the internet to full duplex, or do all nics in the same box need to be set to the same duplex?
While I'm on the subject, I have a linux router/gateway (using the smoothwall distro). I have to set the NIC for the internal network to half duplex - am I alright to set the NIC for the internet to full duplex, or do all nics in the same box need to be set to the same duplex?