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From: Ward Poelmans <wpoely86@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to determine if a NIC is playing gigabit?
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:14:42
Message-Id: c1c10dab1001180414of03fdb4v7cafc3397cbfaeed@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] How to determine if a NIC is playing gigabit? by Stroller
1 On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 12:50, Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 > I'm not ruling out the cable, because it's pretty beat up (but the switch
3 > *is* lighting up as 1000), but how do I determine, please, that the Linux
4 > server at the other end is recognising the NIC and negotiating as gigabit
5 > speeds?
6
7 If i recall correct, you just have to take a look at the kernel log's
8 (dmesg): it says if it has a 100 mbps or 1 gbps link connection.
9
10 Ward

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Re: [gentoo-user] How to determine if a NIC is playing gigabit? Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>