Thanks! ethtool worked!  mii-tool did indeed have problems with my
Intel GB NICs.

Shane

On Apr 4, 2005 8:31 PM, Jason Emmelkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is what I have added to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file on one of our Dell
> 2850 SPLAT firewalls.
>
> # Set up speed and full duplex
> ethtool -s eth0 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off
> ethtool -s eth1 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off
> ethtool -s eth2 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off
> ethtool -s eth3 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off
> ethtool -s eth4 speed 100 duplex full autoneg off
> ethtool -s eth5 speed 100 duplex full autoneg off
>
> Mii-tool has problems setting the speed to 1000 for a gig network card. Also
> if you are using an Intel 1000/PRO card there is a driver update from
> Checkpoint R55 for stability.
>
> Hope it helps
> Jason
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dhananjoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 April 2005 04:48
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [FW-1] SPLAT interface speed?
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> Hi,
> Try mii-tool command to view/set interface speed.
>
> eg.: To force the eth1 interface to 100 Mbps link speed, full duplex use
> mii-tool eth1 -F 100baseTx-FD  To view the interface status and I/O u cab
> use ifconfig -a.
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>  On Apr 4, 2005 9:53 PM, Shane Presley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > SPLAT Dell 1850 with Intel dual GB NICs.
> >
> > How can I force an intercace to be a certain speed? Also how can I
> > view the current settings on an interface (speed/duplex)?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shane
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