Re: Ethernet Cards

saustin_oh@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am new to linux and new to Suse. I just installed 9.2 Pro and can
not
> figure out how to chane the speed and duplex setting on my network
card.
> I have it hooked directly to my cable modem but find in windows that
I
> have to manually set the speed to 10/full to get it to work.
> 100/full/half & auto do not function.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can set these options?

try this (assuming your adapter is eth0):

ethtool -s eth0 speed 10 duplex full

I know there's a way to set that to run at boot, but it escapes me at

the moment. I'll look it up and post it when I find it unless someone

else comes back with an answer first.

Thanks had to boot back into windows to search the web but I found it.
Same
command. Stil have not figured out how to get it to set at boot
though. If
you remember please post it..



> saustin_oh@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am new to linux and new to Suse. I just installed 9.2 Pro and
can not
> > figure out how to chane the speed and duplex setting on my network
card.
> > I have it hooked directly to my cable modem but find in windows
that I
> > have to manually set the speed to 10/full to get it to work.
> > 100/full/half & auto do not function.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how I can set these options?
>
> try this (assuming your adapter is eth0):
>
> ethtool -s eth0 speed 10 duplex full
>
> I know there's a way to set that to run at boot, but it escapes me
at
> the moment. I'll look it up and post it when I find it unless
someone
> else comes back with an answer first.

saustin_oh@yahoo.com adjusted his/her tin foil beanie and asbestos
underwear to write:

> Thanks had to boot back into windows to search the web but I found
it.
> Same command. Stil have not figured out how to get it to set at boot

> though. If you remember please post it..
>
>
>
>> saustin_oh@yahoo.com wrote:
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > I am new to linux and new to Suse. I just installed 9.2 Pro and>> > can not
>> > figure out how to chane the speed and duplex setting on my
network
>> > card. I have it hooked directly to my cable modem but find in
>> > windows that I have to manually set the speed to 10/full to get
it
>> > to work. 100/full/half & auto do not function.
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me how I can set these options?
>>
>> try this (assuming your adapter is eth0):
>>
>> ethtool -s eth0 speed 10 duplex full
>>
>> I know there's a way to set that to run at boot, but it escapes me
at
>> the moment. I'll look it up and post it when I find it unless
>> someone else comes back with an answer first.

Depending on the brand of the network card you add options
in /etc/modprobe.conf for the kernel module, this makes sure that they

are inserted at boot, if you have the kerenel source installed there
is
plenty of documentation in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking
which gives the values different cards will accept.


You could try your "ethtool -s eth0 speed 10 duplex full"
in /etc/init.d/boot.local but is not the best place for this type of
stuff as it is run before the network is brought up YMMV.


HTH

--
Mark
Novell Support Forums SysOp
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK.