Re: I want to force 1/2 duplex from my network card. How?

From: Jeff Vian (jvian10_at_charter.net)
Date: 03/31/04

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    Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:53:03 -0600
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    Gilbert Sebenste wrote:

    >On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Andre Costa wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >>Ok, no rush: linux kernel can have some of its components compiled as
    >>modules, which means they're loaded on demand. If you type
    >>
    >>lsmod
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Even worse. Kudzu blew the identification. It is really a "3com940
    >1000base?". STill, ethtool -s eth0 duplex half doesn't work. So, back to
    >your idea we go...
    >
    >
    >
    >>you will see which modules are currently loaded for your kernel. Modules
    >>configuration stays on /etc/modules.conf (man is your friend). Modules
    >>usually can tell how to configure them with the 'modinfo' command I
    >>showed above. This means that if you run
    >>
    >>modinfo [module-name]
    >>
    >>you will be presented some basic description and the allowed parameters.
    >>Combining all the above info, you can infer what this entry on my
    >>/etc/modules.conf does:
    >>
    >>
    >
    >OK, but as it turns out, there are no modules for this card. I do have a
    >second card in there, a 3com501, and Kudzu won't even recognize it. I
    >believe there's a big bug to swat for that one in bugzilla. Anyway...
    >
    >
    >
    >>options nvnet duplex=2 >
    >>(answer: it is saying that nvnet modules should be loaded with
    >>param 'duplex' set to 2, which means full-duplex on my case).
    >>
    >>TIP: do a 'man modprobe'.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >Yep. Unfortunately, I don't have any modules for it, and I don't know
    >where to get one.
    >
    >
    There is a module loaded for it, or it would not work.

    Post the output of lsmod and we can help identify it for you.

    >
    > 

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