mii-tool

mii-tool

mii-tool is a Unix command allowing to modify the Network Interface Controller (NIC) parameters.

Example

To display the current parameters:

 mii-tool
eth0: no autonegotiation, 100baseTx-HD, link ok

To force the network speed to 1 Gb/s, and the duplex in full on the port 1 (eth0):

 mii-tool -F 1000baseTx-FD eth0
 mii-tool
eth0: 1 000 Mbit, full duplex, link ok

See also

  • ethtool