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Forcing NICs on SecurePlatform full/half duplex or 10/100/1000 Mbps using ethtool

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sk25886 SecurePlatform R71, R70, NGX R61, NGX R65, R70.1, R70.40, R70.20, NGX R62, NGX R60, R75, R70.30 Linux, SecurePlatform 06-Apr-2004 27-Apr-2011 Did this solution solve your problem? [Click on the stars to rate]

CAUSE
Network interfaces cards (NICs) on SecurePlatform are configured to auto-negotiate link speed and duplex settings with the device to which they are physically connected to. If a NIC interface is unable to auto-negotiate with the device, it is necessary to hard code the settings.

SOLUTION

In expert mode, use the 'ethtool' to hard code link speed and duplex settings of network interfacesNICs. Note: Per the IEEE specification, gigabit speed cannot be forced. It can only be auto-negotiated. Quick command syntax: ethtool -s DEVNAME speed 10|100|1000 duplex full|half autoneg off|on Example:

ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex full autoneg off (Will force eth0 interface to 100 MB link speed, full duplex). ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex half (Will force eth0 interface to 100 MB link speed, half duplex). ethtool -s eth0 autoneg on (Will force eth0 interface to auto-negotiate). ethtool -s eth0 autoneg off (Will force eth0 interface auto-negotiate off). Commands can be put at the end of the /etc/rc.local startup script, to survive reboot. m b a g s d Wake on multicast messages. Wake on broadcast messages. Wake on ARP. Wake on MagicPacket(tm). Enable SecureOn(tm) password for MagicPacket(tm). Disable (wake on nothing). This option clears all previous options.

sopass xx:yy:zz:aa:bb:cc (Set SecureOn(tm) password. Argument to this option must be 6 bytes in ethernet MAC hex format (xx:yy:zz:aa:bb:cc). msglvl N (Set driver message level. Meanings differ per driver).

Full options of command: Example:

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ethtool -s ethX [speed 10|100|1000] [duplex half|full] [port tp|aui|bnc|mii] [autoneg on|off] [phyad N] [xcvr internal|external] [wol p|u|m|b|a|g|s|d...] [sopass xx:yy:zz:aa:bb:cc] [msglvl N] OPTIONS -s Allows changing some or all settings of the specified Ethernet device; options only apply if -s is specified. ethX Device Name speed 10|100|1000 Sets speed in Mbps; ethtool with a single argument will show supported device speeds. duplex half|full Sets full- or half-duplex mode. port tp|aui|bnc|mii Selects device port. autoneg on|off Specifies whether or not autonegotiation is enabled. phyad N Physical address xcvr internal|external Selects transceiver type; currently only internal and external can be specified. wol p|u|m|b|a|g|s|d... Sets Wake-on-LAN options; not all devices support this. The Argument to this option is a string of characters specifying the options to enable.

p Wake on physically activity. u Wake on unicast messages.

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