[GLUG-tech] setting nic to auto (detect speed)

[HILL David]

This is normally a parameter you will need to pass to the kernel module, not
to ifconfig. I don't know Ubuntu but maybe check in
/etc/modprobe.d/[filename] and see if you can pass the options through this.

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From: glug-tech-bounce at linux.org.za [mailto:glug-tech-bounce at linux.org.za]
On Behalf Of Mike Kenny
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:22 AM
To: GLUG Tech; Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
Subject: [GLUG-tech] setting nic to auto (detect speed)

Using Ubuntu 5.10

I am using a 100Mb NIC and my local network is not great. The network
guys have had a look and say that they have set the switch to auto and
that if I change my NIC from 100Mb to auto I should see considerable
improvements. The man page and help for ifconfig indicate that
changing this setting is supported. But no matter waht sequence of
options and paramters I provide on the command line it seems to
interpreting the text media and/or auto as hostnames, with the
expected results.

Can anybody tell me how to change this setting?

TIA

mike
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