[rhelv6-list] Adding ethtool options to ifcfg-ethX

[carlopmart]

On 04/05/2011 06:09 PM, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> carlopmart (carlopmart at gmail.com) said:
>> On 04/04/2011 08:02 PM, Bill Nottingham wrote:
>>> carlopmart (carlopmart at gmail.com) said:
>>>>   I need to add some ethtool options to a specific interface. I see
>>>> in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-eth file that I could do it
>>>> using ETHTOOL_OPTS variable under ifcfg-ethX config file. But I only
>>>> see to pass ethtool options with "-s" flag and I need to pass "-G"
>>>> options like:
>>>>
>>>> "ethtool -G eth1 rx 1024 tx 1024".
>>>>
>>>>   Is it possible to do with ifcfg-ethX config file or do I need to
>>>> put ethtool command under rc.local??
>>>
>>> It is not currently possible with ifcfg-ethX... you can do it in
>>> a udev rule, or rc.local, or your own custom init script. A udev
>>> rule would be my preference, as that's conceptually the right place
>>> for it (ties it to the device, etc.)
>>
>> Thanks Bill. Where can I find some sample to do this under RHEL6??
>
> An example:
>
> /etc/udev/rules.d/71-ethtool.rules:
> ...
> SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", NAME=="eth0", RUN+="/sbin/ethtool -G eth1 rx 1024 tx 1024"
> SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", NAME=="eth3", RUN+="/sbin/ethtool eth1 -s wol a"
>
> Bill
>

Thanks Bill.


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