Re: forcing happy meal link mode
On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 01:05:31PM -0800, Jonathan Leybovich wrote:
> All;
>
> I'm having problems using DHCP with my cable modem.
> When I specify static IP settings the 'happy meal'
> ethernet adapter in my Ultra1 fails to auto-negotiate
> a link mode, then forces to 10Mbps and everything
> works fine after that. When I try 'dhcpcd' or 'pump'
> , though, this initial failure at auto-negotiation
> kills the daemon and my IP settings are not set. Thus
> I'm wondering how I can force the ethernet card's link
> mode before running a DHCP daemon . Looking in the
> 'ifconfig' man page and several Google searches have
> revealed nothing useful. Thanks in advance for any help.
ethtool
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