On Monday 26 Jan 2009, Saifi Khan wrote: > Hi all: > > What is the difference between mii-tool and ifconfig ? > > i'm seeing some folks write about mii-tool configuration while > the other continue to specify the same configuration wit > ifconfig. > > Any observations ?
mii-tool relates to the NIC hardware; provides the capability to set the speed, duplex/half-duplex mode etc. on the NIC. Hope this is helpful <http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch03_:_Linux_Networking#Changing_NIC_Speed_and_Duplex> -- Arun Khan
