Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:57:23 -0700 | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] ethtool semantics |
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 23:28:04 +0200 Roger Luethi <rl@hellgate.ch> wrote:
> What is the correct response if a user passes ethtool speed or duplex > arguments while autoneg is on? Some possible answers are: > > a) Yell at the user for doing something stupid. > > b) Fail silently (i.e. ignore command). > > c) Change advertised value accordingly and initiate new negotiation. > > d) Consider "autoneg off" implied, force media accordingly. > > The ethtool(8) man page I'm looking at doesn't address that question. The > actual behavior I've seen is b) which is by far my least preferred > solution.
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