On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 05:32:20AM +0200, Guenter Millahn wrote: > > > The switch is a level 2, 100Mb/sec, with full-duplex capabilities from the > > > early days of FastEthernet networking. But the main question for me is, > > > how to > > > force the debian woody box to go to 100 MBit full duplex mode? > > > > You have to use the ethtool program. If that doesn't work (as in it > > gives you some weird ioctl errors), I'll have to get you an updated > > version since that would mean you are using a 2.4.x kernel :) > > > That did the job! Thank you. Indeed I have the 2.4.5 kernel. > > I grabbed the current version from sourceforge and built it. > Will make a source package and submit it to the maintainer.
The current maintainer is quite busy, so I've been keeping the package up-to-date lately. So just send it to me :) What I'd like is a shell script wrapper that checks "uname -r" and chooses the old 2.2.x ethtool, or the new ethtool, depending. Ben -- .----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=-----. / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
