Ethtool

Ethtool utility is used to view and change the ethernet device parameters.

List Ethernet Device Properties

insert argument command: eth0

eth0 is the network interface, change for other interfaces e.g. eth1...eth2 etc.


Change NIC Parameter Using ethtool Option -s autoneg

insert argument command: -s eth0 autoneg off


Change the Speed of Ethernet Device

insert argument command: -s eth0 speed 100 autoneg off


Note:

changes made at reboot will be lost, to make them permanent you need to add a configuration line in the /etc/conf.d/net file.


example: