Re: full duplex ethernet ?
dsh8290@rit.edu (D-Man) writes:
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 07:01:49PM -0400, Felipe Alvarez Harnecker wrote:
> |
> | Hi,
> |
> | is it possible to query the kernel ( 2.2.19 ) if a given ethernet card
> | is in half o full duplex mode ?
>
> Most cards (that I have/have seen) have LEDs near the RJ-45 jack.
> They usually tell you. The switch I have also indicates whether the
> connection is 10 or 100 and whether it is Full or half duplex. I
> don't know why, but the 2 ISA NE2000 clones that are supposedly
> full-duplex don't appear on the switch as full-duplex.
As I understand it, the card and the switch look at each other and
determine what features they share. Some clones, esp. the older ones
do not always communicate their abilities correctly.
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