Hi guys out there, please help me with this,

My network card is connected to the LAN switch using an old 10 Mbps cable ( Don't ask me why ! it's a long story... )
The driver module loaded for the network card is e100.o and by default it is set to 100 Mbps Full duplex. Therefore it does not work.
So, I have to stop the network service; remove the module; reload the module with the correct parameters [ e100_speed_duplex=2 for 10MBps full duplex ]; and finally restart the network service. It's working fine.

Now, how can I do that do work automatically everytime I boot the machine?

Thanx in advance...

Most distributions will have a file /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf which is where you put any parameters you want loaded.

man modules.conf or modprobe.conf

thanx for replying

Yes, there is /etc/modules.conf and the following entry:

alias eth0 e100

Now how do I specify the parameter, I just tried the following but it didn't work...

alias eth0 e100 e100_speed_duplex=2

Please help!

I tried the following and it worked!

alias eth0 e100
options e100 e100_speed_duplex=2

I am having the opposite issue.....

I am trying to get my e100 to default to 100 Full Duplex!

I am running Redhat EL4 so I do not have a "modules.conf" file only a "modprobe.conf" which I edited to read:
alias eth0 e100
options e100 e100_speed_duplex=4

and it did not work!

Every time I need to reboot the server I need to do a "# mii-tool -F 100baseTx-FD" to set it to Full Duplex.

Is there another way or parameter I can use at boot time?

Thanks!!!