[En-Nut-Discussion] Ethernet try permanently to reconnect

[Harald Kipp]

Hi Werner,

On 4/19/2011 8:30 AM, Landsperger, Werner wrote:
> After configure BootMon I connect the ethernetcable with the board an my
> pc. And after that the connection via ethernet permanently try to
> reconnect. Permanently I can see "active" ->  "cable unpluged" ->
> "active" and so on.

This is a typical problem when connecting an Ethernut directly to a PC. 
You will need an Ethernet HUB or switch.

If a direct connection is required in your application, the timings 
during Ethernet link negotiation need to be modified. I never tried this 
myself.

Regards,

Harald