Re: Need help with an odd issue I am experiencing

[Scott Silva <ssilva@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 9-9-2008 1:07 PM David Petruzzella spake the following:
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Scott Silva <ssilva@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos-IFYaIzF+flcdnm+yROfE0A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:  Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:22:53 -0700
>
> > This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156)
> I agree but this is a newer ambit modem and if it was the case then mine and the cable guy's laptop would experience the same results. 
Not necessarily. Many companies focus heavy development on their windows 
drivers, but their linux offerings are either second-teir, or reverse engineered.

Either way, ethtool should show you detected and current link states on the 
connection ;

 ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
        Supported ports: [ MII ]
        Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
        Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
        Speed: 1000Mb/s
        Duplex: Full
        Port: Twisted Pair
        PHYAD: 1
        Transceiver: internal
        Auto-negotiation: on
        Supports Wake-on: g
        Wake-on: d
        Current message level: 0x000000ff (255)
        Link detected: yes




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