Ok - gotcha ... I guess I'm not thinking 'virtual' today ;-) ... On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Bruce Hayden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's because, as Mark said, you're attached to a virtual device, and > the "speed" doesn't have much meaning. Any data flowing Linux to > Linux within the same vswitch could flow much faster than a gigabit, > but data flowing out the physical port is limited by the connection on > that port. The virtual NIC is only indirectly related to the physical > port. > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Scott Rohling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Thanks, Bruce -- we did that and confirmed it's set to gigabit.. but > there > > seems to be concern from the Linux folks as mii-tools is reporting 100mbs > > and ethtool is not reporting anything... > > > > Scott Rohling > > > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Bruce Hayden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> You'd need to get onto the HMC and use OSA Advanced facilities, select > >> to view port parameters, and it will show you the current settings. > >> > >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Scott Rohling < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > Any ideas on how we can verify what the speed really is? Since they > are > >> > seeing this number - there is now doubt in the air :-) > >> > > >> > Scott Rohling > >> > > >> > p.s. ethtool eth0 return 'No data available' > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Bruce Hayden > >> Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support > >> IBM, Endicott, NY > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >> send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > or > >> visit > >> http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > > > -- > Bruce Hayden > Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support > IBM, Endicott, NY > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
