on 9-9-2008 1:07 PM David Petruzzella spake the following: > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com> > Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos-IFYaIzF+flcdnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org> > Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:22:53 -0700 > >> This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) >> > I agree but this is a newer ambit modem and if it was the case then mine and the cable guy's laptop would experience the same results. > Not necessarily. Many companies focus heavy development on their windows drivers, but their linux offerings are either second-teir, or reverse engineered. Either way, ethtool should show you detected and current link states on the connection ; ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 1000Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: Twisted Pair PHYAD: 1 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: g Wake-on: d Current message level: 0x000000ff (255) Link detected: yes -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 250 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080909/b1aafea2/attachment-0004.sig>