[TriLUG] change speed/duplex on xircom pcmcia NIC?

[Jason Tower]

i remember this from a while back, but i think you can set the speed and 
duplex at the module level.  to wit, in /etc/modules.conf:

alias eth0 3c59x
options 3c59x speed=100 duplex=full  <---add this line

dunno if this is supported by all nic modules but it's worth a shot.  
alternatively is it permissible to put the speed and duplex lines in 
ifcfg-eth0?  never tried that but it seems logical.

jason

On Friday 14 February 2003 11:30, Lisa Lorenzin wrote:
> hi all!
>
> i'm trying to find a way to hardcode the port speed and duplex on a xircom
> pcmcia NIC under redhat 7.3 (generic laptop installation, in a dell
> latitude cpi laptop, if that matters).  it doesn't have an entry in
> /etc/modules.conf, and it's not supported by mii-tool or ethtool...
>
> ethtool -i gives:
>
> [root at localhost root]# ethtool -i eth0
> driver: xircom_cb
> version:
> firmware-version:
> bus-info:
>
> is there an obvious clue i'm missing?  i can't believe something this
> basic isn't supported, but i haven't been able to find anything in google
> or the redhat docs to indicate how to do it.
>
> (i installed kde, rather than gnome, so i don't have
> redhat-config-network; from the dependencies, it looks like i pretty much
> have to install all of gnome just to get that running.  is this
> functionality accessible from there?  it's not clear from the redhat
> customization guide whether it is or not, and i don't see much point in
> going down that rabbithole if it isn't.)
>
> any clues will be most appreciated!
>
> 						lisa