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Re: setting NIC speed



Klistvud put forth on 9/8/2010 3:32 AM:
> Dne, 08. 09. 2010 02:45:51 je Umarzuki Mochlis napisal(a):
>>
>> # ethtool -s eth4 speed 1000
>> Cannot set new settings: Invalid argument
>>   not setting speed
>>
> 
> IIRC, you must disable autonegotiation for this to work.

The gigabit ethernet specification _requires_ full auto negotiation.
The spec does not allow manually setting the link speed on a GigE
interface.  If a driver is written accordingly, it will not allow manual
configuration of the interface.

-- 
Stan



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