[CentOS] how to enable Flow Control on CentOS?

[R - elists]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Les Mikesell
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 7:37 AM
> To: centos at centos.org
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] how to enable Flow Control on CentOS?
> 
> On 7/7/2011 9:24 AM, R - elists wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> 
> Errr, perhaps you mean because old cisco stuff didn't 
> negotiate reliably?  You always have to worry when you have 
> hard set options because it won't work when someone changes 
> the equipment at the other end.
> 
> -- 
>    Les Mikesell

exactly,

this is in the datacenters though, so we didnt care...

we always hard set old cisco gear and whatever is connected to it for "our"
internal needs...

for clients, some like auto, mainly cause they are using a BSD flavor or
whatever equipment or dont care

 - rh