[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I’m trying to use “mii-tool” to configure the NIC speed and duplex on a
Dell 2850 server (currently auto negotiates and has negotiated
100/half). The switch port is configured for 100/full. The Dell 2850
server uses the Broadcom chipset for the NIC and is a 10/100/1000 port.
Every time I try to force the port using mii-tool, the server port stops
responding and I have to reboot the box. Someone mentioned that mii-tool
may not be the correct tool and to try ethtool. My question is will
mii-tool work with a 10/100/1000 port? Should I be using ethtool under
Gentoo and if so where do I get it/install it?
I've found that ethtool support more cards than mii-tool. In order to
install it I'd do the following
echo "sys-apps/ethtool ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
emerge ethtool
Using the unstable version will install ethtool3 rather than 2. 3 is a
year or two newer than 2.
kashani
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