Re: [gentoo-user] mii-tool on Dell 2850 with 10/100/1000 ports

[kashani]

Frank.Pikelner@××××××××.ca wrote:
>
> I’m trying to use “mii-tool” to configure the NIC speed and duplex on a
> Dell 2850 server (currently auto negotiates and has negotiated
> 100/half). The switch port is configured for 100/full. The Dell 2850
> server uses the Broadcom chipset for the NIC and is a 10/100/1000 port.
> Every time I try to force the port using mii-tool, the server port stops
> responding and I have to reboot the box. Someone mentioned that mii-tool
> may not be the correct tool and to try ethtool. My question is will
> mii-tool work with a 10/100/1000 port? Should I be using ethtool under
> Gentoo and if so where do I get it/install it?

	I've found that ethtool support more cards than mii-tool. In order to 
install it I'd do the following

echo "sys-apps/ethtool ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
emerge ethtool

Using the unstable version will install ethtool3 rather than 2. 3 is a 
year or two newer than 2.

kashani
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