> A minor detail - I think you *must* have autoneg set first - > it applies them one after the other, in my experience. > > ETHTOOL_OPTS="autoneg off speed 100 duplex full" > > mark > in this case though, it is gigE so dont use 100 it was used cause cisco typically should be hard set for speed and duplex so you never have to guess or worry realistically speed auto duplex auto gigE is supposed to be smarter rudi, you can play with ethtool without having stuff in the ifcfg file it isnt absolutely necessary to have that stuff in an ifcfg- interface file those things in the line above are for "boot time" or when up'n the interface and wanting it always the same - rh