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Full duplex, half duplex and auto-negotiation have the following meanings.
There are three useful command to get information about interface using ethtool:
root@nti01:~ # ethtool eth1
Settings for eth1:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: Not reported
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: off
Supports Wake-on: d
Wake-on: d
Link detected: yes
mii-tool -v eth0 display information
about speed and other parametersTo set specific parameters usually option -s is used:
Red Hat directory/file: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:
Suse directory/file: /etc/sysconfig/network (suse defines interfaces via MAC)
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