On Wednesday 13 December 2006 08:52, Mirto Silvio Busico wrote: > Andrei Popescu ha scritto: > > On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 08:08:57PM +1300, Simon wrote: > >> Hi There, > >> > >> Is there a way to set network cards to full duplex at boot time? > >> > >> Thanks Simon > > > > Mine is set that way automatically. It would be helpful if you would > > specify which card and chipset, Debian release, kernel version, ... > > > > Regards, > > Andrei > > Well, I have a switch that doesn' t work well with negotiation. So I > added these MII lines in /etc/init.d/networking (in the start section): > > ====================================================== > start) > process_options > log_action_begin_msg "Configuring network interfaces" > if ifup -a; then > log_action_end_msg $? > else > log_action_end_msg $? > fi > /sbin/mii-tool -F 100BaseTx-HD eth0 > /sbin/mii-tool -v eth0 > ;; > ====================================================== > > These have to be done for every network card (HD stays for Half Duplex, > you need FD - Full Duplex - see the mii-tool manual). > For me this works. Theoretically you could also add a line:- up mii-tool -F 100BaseTx-FD eth0 to /etc/networking/interfaces. BUT this does not always work, and some have suggested:- up sleep 30; mii-tool -F 100BaseTx-FD eth0 Some drivers also support parameters that will force the speed and duplex settings, but the tg3 driver for one does not.
Some drivers do not work well with mii-tool, for those try ethtool. David > > Regards > Mirto > > -- > > __________________________________________________________ > Mirto Silvio Busico ICT Consultant > Tel. +39 333 4562651 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]