<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7036.0"> <TITLE>Network speed</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  Let me first start by saying that while I can install, set up and troubleshoot a Windows network blindfolded and two hands tied behind my back (j/k), I'm a newcommer to Linux. So here's my problem: I set up an old box with Ubuntu to act as a simple file server on my home network. Everything works fine, except that the new D-Link DGE-530T gigabit NIC I installed in the box doesn't seem to want to connect at 1Gb/s, it will only connect at 100Mbit. There's a Linux driver that comes with the card, but the instructions for installing it are pretty much limited to, "merge it into the Kernel and recompile". Which I have not the faintest clue how to do, and frankly, it seems like doing that would be more trouble than it's worth to me. Does anyone know how I can kick this thing up to gigabit speed? Any solution that works is okay, and I'm not really doing anything ELSE with the system, it's just going to sit in a closet (properly ventilated and cooled, of course ;), I would just like to be able to use the full capacity of my network connection. Are there any other options? Thanks in advance! -Mike -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.2/613 - Release Date: 1/1/2007 2:50 PM </BODY> </HTML>