[CentOS] C5 64-bit on Dell not seeing 1 GB link
Barry Brimer
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Wed Feb 20 03:14:41 UTC 2008
> I've got a Dell Precision Workstation 490 with 64-bit Centos 5, fully
> updated, with an on-board Broadcom 57xx gigabit Ethernet controller, updated
> BIOS, 1 GB switch, and /var/log/messages and dmesg both claim the link is 100
> Mb, not 1 GB.
>
> I tried setting eth0 to mtu 9000 but got an error in going so.
>
> What do I need to do to have the card see 1 gb?
I would run "ethtool eth0" and look at the output. What does ethtool
think your card is running at? I would also run "ethtool -s eth0 autoneg
on" which should set the card in autonegotiation mode .. which should set
your card to 1 Gb.
Barry
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