Re: ETHTOOL_GSET IOCTL on GigE links

2007-06-01 Thread Jeff Garzik
Jeff Haran wrote: With 10/100 Mbps links it wasn't such an issue since the devices tend to support the same forced speeds and duplexities as they are capable of negotiating, but with GigE links that's not always the case, at least not according to what I've read. For instance, the following doc

Re: ETHTOOL_GSET IOCTL on GigE links

2007-06-01 Thread David Miller
From: Jeff Haran [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:51:18 -0700 OK, but my question remains. In the case where a device supports one set of speeds via autonegotiation and another set via forcing, how does one tell which speeds can be forced and which can be autonegotiated?

RE: ETHTOOL_GSET IOCTL on GigE links

2007-06-01 Thread Jeff Haran
-Original Message- From: Jeff Garzik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 3:40 PM To: Jeff Haran Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; netdev Subject: Re: ETHTOOL_GSET IOCTL on GigE links Jeff Haran wrote: With 10/100 Mbps links it wasn't such an issue since the devices

Re: ETHTOOL_GSET IOCTL on GigE links

2007-06-01 Thread Jeff Garzik
Jeff Haran wrote: OK, but my question remains. In the case where a device supports one set of speeds via autonegotiation and another set via forcing, how does one tell which speeds can be forced and which can be autonegotiated? The interface does not currently support such enumeration. You

RE: ETHTOOL_GSET IOCTL on GigE links

2007-06-01 Thread Jeff Haran
-Original Message- From: Jeff Garzik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 4:05 PM To: Jeff Haran Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; netdev Subject: Re: ETHTOOL_GSET IOCTL on GigE links Jeff Haran wrote: OK, but my question remains. In the case where a device supports one