FreeBSD only supports 10baseT

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Outis

I'm running FreeBSD 9.0 on a Shuttle XS35-703 V2 with an Intel Atom D525 CPU and a Intel GMA 3150 GPU.
The network devices are a Realtek RTL8188CE wireless chip which doesn't work and, most important for this issue:

A JMicron JMC251 Ethernet Controller that would actually support 1000baseT.
However, if I choose any media other than 10baseT, I don't get a connection - I even ended up adding
Code: 
ifconfig jme0 media 10baseT/UTP
to my rc.conf! Autoselect chooses 1000baseT and leaves me offline.

I tested my connection with another computer and easily got 1000baseT. However, I'd already be happy with 100baseTX, as my internet connection reaches only 100Mbit downstream anyway.

I assume that the JME4 Driver already is part of my kernel, as I do get a connection. Is that right?
Any ideas how I can improve my connection speed?
 
sounds like a possible bug in the driver. Perhaps a quality ethernet card, with better support would be an option. Intel makes the best desktop/server ethernet boards.
 
There are some warnings at the end of the jme(4) man page which are worth checking.

When you say you tested your connection with another computer, do you mean another computer plugged into the same cable in place of the Shuttle system?
 
sounds like a possible bug in the driver. Perhaps a quality ethernet card, with better support would be an option. Intel makes the best desktop/server ethernet boards.
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Not an option - I'm using a computer that doesn't allow any hardware modification so easily, it's all very much integrated. But it's perfectly noiseless, so that's why I'm using it.

There are some warnings at the end of the jme(4) man page which are worth checking.

When you say you tested your connection with another computer, do you mean another computer plugged into the same cable in place of the Shuttle system?
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Thanks, I didn't see those warnings. My switch supports those energy features indeed, so I guess I'm having exactly the issue described in that section. That also explains why I could get 1000baseT connection when I plug it straightly to my laptop, but not when I plug it to the switch!
So seems like I should get a non-energysaving switch then or wait until a driver update is available.
 
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