Summary: Network Setting

[koinonia98@netscape.net]

Sorry for the late summary.  I apologize if I missed anyone.

Thanks,
-Dan

Bishop
My querying of hte module suggests that you may set half-duplex by setting a var
iable 'full_deplex' to 0.
options 3c59x full_deplex=0
Drop that into modules.conf, depmod -a, and cause your modules to unload and rel
oad (easiest:  reboot).

Kain
This is usually a card-specific setting, but there are two tool that attempt (an
d usually succeed) in making this generic: mii-tool ethtool

Toens Bueker
http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
A list of configuration options for module-loading is included

Yura Pismerov
Can be done with "options" in /etc/xonf.modules.
Read doc for your network card driver

Jeffrey Taylor
You should be able to run mii-tool from the boot script.

Calvin Dodge
According to http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html, it looks like you want th
e following line in /etc/modules.conf:
options eth0 options=0 full_duplex=0

Bill Bacher
One way is to use the utility mii-diag found in the diag-ether-2.0-3 RPM. It all
ows you to force a port to a certain speed and to set the duplex mode.

Frank Smith
Use mii-diag (it can both query and set speed/duplex). I'm not sure if RedHat in
cludes an rpm, but it is widely available on the net.
Your performance would be much better if you ran full-duplex, assuming you're co
nnecting your server to a switch and not a hub. If you are using a hub, I would
seriously consider replacing it with a switch, especially since switches have be
come almost as cheap as hubs lately (at least the unmanaged switches, you can ge
t an unmanaged autosensing 10/100 16-port switch for around $65).

Johon H. Caicedo O.
With RedHat-7.2 you can install a tool called ethtool (it's on the installation
CDs), it allows you to tweak some NIC settings, something like:
# ethtool eth0 speed 10 duplex half
Usually work with new network adapters.

Many other helpful hints:
Tate Belden
Joshua Daniel Franklin
Martin Maney
Toens Bueker
Caleb Jorden



Koinonia98 wrote:

>Folks,
>
>Is there a way to hard code the network setting for a server?  I want the server to be at 10 half duplex.  I am currently running Redhat 7.2.
>
>TIA,
>Dan
>



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