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> > Hi, I'm Gary. I was wondering if you can answer the following question
> > for me: Is there a way in Linux to force a capable network interface card
> > (NIC) to run at a certain speed? For example, if I have a NIC that can
> > run at either 10 or 100Mbps, can I configure it so that it runs at the
> > speed I want - either 10 or 100Mbps? Also, how can I tell what speed my
> > NIC is operating in; is there some command or file that can tell me this
> > info?
There are utilities available to "force" a speed. Do a web search for
Donald Becker (the site is something like cesdis.nasa.gov, but I'm not
sure of the rest).
As for which speed it's coming up at, I'd imagine that you can find the
answer in the boot messages. 'dmesg' will show the boot messages.
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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