Re: [Solved] Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-19 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 8/19/2013 8:40 AM, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > I planned to connect the laptop at my lab (instead at home) to check. > But I've just solved the problem by blowing on the Ethernet port. > There could have been some dust due to the travel. Back in the day all laptops had hinged or sliding doors ove

[Solved] Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-19 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2013-08-18 19:13:12 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > But it is negotiating a 100Mb/s connection. Your card thinks the > other end can only do 100. It is just as Stan said. There is likely > a problem with your connector, cable, or the device at the other end. > > Do you have another GigE network d

Re: Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Vincent Lefevre wrote: > xvii:~> ethtool eth0 > ... > Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full > 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full > 1000baseT/Full > Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full >

Re: Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-18 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2013-08-18 15:55:20 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > I think it would be useful to double check the settings using ethtool > to dump the current values. Maybe there will be a clue in your > output. Here is an example from my machine. I get the following: xvii:~> ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0:

Re: Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > On my laptop, Ethernet has been limited to 100 Mbps for a few days. > > > Nothing changed on the network side. Just a few upgrades on the laptop > > > (Debian/unstable). Any explanation? > > > > Gigabit ethernet is full

Re: Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-18 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2013-08-18 12:25:59 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 8/18/2013 10:31 AM, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > On my laptop, Ethernet has been limited to 100 Mbps for a few days. > > Nothing changed on the network side. Just a few upgrades on the laptop > > (Debian/unstable). Any explanation? > > Gigabit

Re: Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-18 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 8/18/2013 10:31 AM, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On my laptop, Ethernet has been limited to 100 Mbps for a few days. > Nothing changed on the network side. Just a few upgrades on the laptop > (Debian/unstable). Any explanation? Gigabit ethernet is fully auto negotiating at the hardware level--a sof

Ethernet suddenly limited to 100 Mbps

2013-08-18 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On my laptop, Ethernet has been limited to 100 Mbps for a few days. Nothing changed on the network side. Just a few upgrades on the laptop (Debian/unstable). Any explanation? xvii:~> zgrep e1000e: /var/log/{kern.log.4.gz,kern.log.3.gz,kern.log.2.gz,kern.log.1,kern.log} /var/log/kern.log.4.gz:Jul