>> ethtool eth0 >> Settings for eth0: >> Supported ports: [ TP ] >> Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full >> 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full >> 1000baseT/Full >> Supports auto-negotiation: Yes >> Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full >> 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full >> 1000baseT/Full >> Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes >> Speed: 100Mb/s > > I'd expect that to mean that it was connected to a 100Mb switch port or > a managed switch configured to force 100Mb. > >> But then I tried this. Typing: >> >> ethtool --change eth0 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg on >> >> DID work! But I wonder why it didn't pick up on that automagically. > > But then that wouldn't have worked either. > >> And thanks, Les, for the ethtool reminder/tip! > > Mii-tool does some of the same things but won't show/force 1000BaseT. > Also, you can put ETHTOOL_OPTS=... in your ifcfg-eth? files if you need > to force something odd. >
Are you using cat 5e or cat 6 (gigabit certified) cable? -- Eero _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos