bcm5700 Module

[Harstad]

Hi

In a system,,we are using the "bcm5700".
The ethX is configured in the /etc/modules.conf as:
options bcm5700 line_speed=100 full_duplex=1 auto_speed=0
Executing the mii-tool is configured as FD too.

Is this correct configuration in order to keep it in case of system reboot??

thanks

[Alexander Chuzhoy · Accepted solution]

generally it looks OK, can't you reboot the machine-the best check.There can always be some hardware/software issue...

[Claudio Cilloni]

It seems ok to me... maybe a planned reboot could be a good idea. Just to check if all works well.

Ciao
Claudio

[Huc_1]

Looks, good, but always best to plan reboot then to check/find out the hard way that it fails ! "as mention there could be lots of hardware/software problems" on you system but also with external hardware... in short try it out

J-P

[Ragu_1]

You should give the `alias eth0 bcm5700' before the options line to load the module. One need not boot the machine to change NIC interface modules. Ifconfig the NIC device down and rmmod the old module. Modprobe the new module and run mii-tool to check if all is well, after doing an `ifconfig eth0 up'. This applies if you have console access, do not try it on a remote server!