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

[Jeff Vian]

Gilbert Sebenste wrote:

>On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Andre Costa wrote:
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>>Ok, no rush: linux kernel can have some of its components compiled as
>>modules, which means they're loaded on demand. If you type
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>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...
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>>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
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>>modinfo [module-name]
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>>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:
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>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...
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>>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).
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>>TIP: do a 'man modprobe'.
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>Yep. Unfortunately, I don't have any modules for it, and I don't know 
>where to get one.
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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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