On Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 17:14:17 -0600, Chuck Remes wrote: > A service provider has forced all of their switch ports to 100/full. I need > to do the same on a box running archlinux x86_64 w/kernel 2.6.22-ARCH and > the Intel e1000 driver. > > I edited /etc/modprobe.conf to contain these lines: > > e1000 Speed=100,100,100,100 > e1000 Duplex=2,2,2,2 > > However, the messages in /var/log/kernel.log indicate the interfaces are > still coming up as 100/half which implies they are still attempting to > autonegotiate and failing therefore defaulting to 100 (which can be sensed) > and half-duplex (which can't be sensed, so this is the default). > > What's the best way to force the driver into 100/full on boot?
I have a similar situation at school, except I'm forced to 10/full :( I use ethtool in /etc/rc.local. This may or may not work for you, depending if you can successfully DHCP at 100/half. In this case add the ethtool line in /etc/rc.d/network before you attempt to DHCP. ethtool -s INTERFACE speed 100 duplex full autoneg off Jesse
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