Folks use mii-tool. It's mii-diag, but user friendly. It's in the
net-tools package under redhat.
[root@flory iso]# whichrpm mii-tool
net-tools-1.60-4
[root@flory iso]# mii-tool eth0
eth0: 100 Mbit, full duplex, link ok
[root@flory iso]# mii-tool --help
usage: mii-tool [-VvRrwl] [-A media,... | -F media] [interface ...]
-V, --version display version information
-v, --verbose more verbose output
-R, --reset reset MII to poweron state
-r, --restart restart autonegotiation
-w, --watch monitor for link status changes
-l, --log with -w, write events to syslog
-A, --advertise=media,... advertise only specified media
-F, --force=media force specified media technology
media: 100baseT4, 100baseTx-FD, 100baseTx-HD, 10baseT-FD, 10baseT-HD,
(to advertise both HD and FD) 100baseTx, 10baseT
[root@flory iso]# mii-tool -F 100baseTx-HD eth0
[root@flory iso]# mii-tool eth0
eth0: 100 Mbit, half duplex, link ok
[root@flory iso]# mii-tool -r eth0
restarting autonegotiation...
[root@flory iso]# mii-tool eth0
eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok
[root@flory iso]#
On Fri, 2002-08-16 at 06:48, Joe Giles wrote:
> Actually, I found a neat little tool that checks and changes it for you. Its called
>mii-diag. Simple c program that you can compile yourself. I found it here...
>
> ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/diag/mii-diag.c
>
> I can set this now, just need to figure out what the setting is for /etc/modules.conf
>
>
> Thanks again
>
> Joe
>
> > > First, will this cause problems with them talking to each other as I use
> > one interface to forward packets to the other for MASQ? Also, is there a
> > utility that I can use to change the Duplex?
> >
> > Not sure of a utility. I had to add a line options = blah blah blah to my
> > /etc/modules.conf to make it change modes. You may need to check the net for
> > the correct settings.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ed.
> >
> >
> >
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