Re: [cobalt-users] raq3 - nic

[Greg Hewitt-Long <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>What's the easiest way to check the nic speed/duplex?  Dmesg, etc. doesn't
>tell me much and I am getting poor speeds to it (no drop packets or
>errors)..


I think the EASIEST way is to plug a crossover cable into the machine and then plug it into an XP Pro box - it tells you on the XP machine how fast the connection is.  you don't say whether you have access to the box in a physical sense - ie, can you touch it, unplug the cables, or is it colocated hundreds or thousands of miles away.

>
>The ISP has hardcoded their switches to 10/half, and feels this could be
>an issue..


It is an issue.  We purchased our own cisco managed switches for our colocation - now they provide us drops which are NOT throttled, and I control the switch.  This also enabled us to be moved TWO switches closer the entry point of the OC-12 connections.  Deal with a provider that wants to offer you better facilities!


>I thought of compiling net-tools/mii-tool.... Anywhere I could pull a
>binary of it perhaps?
>

ummm.. sounds like a sledgehammer to crack a walnut to me...




>Thoughts?  Thanks.
>

K.I.S.S - plug the machine into an XP Pro machine and it will tell you NIC speed - that or buy a $29 5 port netgear switch from circuit city - they have bi-color LEDs - green for 100Mbit, yellow for 10Mbit I think - it might be the other way round.  Put that switch onto the drop you have and it should tell if you have 10Mbit or 100Mbit.
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