Am 12.11.2010 16:57, schrieb Colt Jones: > I usually do one of two things. Depending on the situation. > > If both NICs are from the same vendor I install mii-tool and only plug > in one port. mii-tool will show link state. This when it negotiates it > will show output like: > > eth0: negotiated 1000baseT-FD flow-control, link ok > eth1: no link
OK, yes. This needs physical access and, as you said, depends on the situation. > If the NICs are from different vendors I usally just do a ifconfig and > grab the MAC addresses of the cards. Then I Google for a mac lookup > tool. The first 6 digits of a MAC are vendor specific. > > Hope this helps! Yep, thank you!
