From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Mackerras Subject: Re: GigE on PowerMac G5 Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 10:36:18 +1100 Message-ID: <17418.9330.763002.180595@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc64-dev@ozlabs.org Return-path: To: Andreas Schwab In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linuxppc64-dev-bounces+glppd-linuxppc64-dev=m.gmane.org@ozlabs.org Errors-To: linuxppc64-dev-bounces+glppd-linuxppc64-dev=m.gmane.org@ozlabs.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Andreas Schwab writes: > I suppose the NIC in the PowerMac G5 can do GigE, yet when plugged into a > GB switch it is only willing to talk 100MB with it. Any idea why? Kernel > is 2.6.16-rc5-git2. It does 1000Mb/s here... # ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ TP 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: No Speed: 1000Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: external Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: g Wake-on: d Current message level: 0x00000007 (7) Link detected: yes Paul.