hi guys,

is there any way to change the nic link_speed in Solaris 10? now my box is running degraded performance of the link speed as the switch is upgraded from 100m to 1000m.

dladm show-dev
e1000g0         link: up        speed: 100   Mbps       duplex: full
e1000g1         link: up        speed: 1000  Mbps       duplex: full

ndd -set /dev/e1000g0 link_speed=1000

First of all if the adaptor e1000g0 supports only 100 mbps, you will not be able to set it to 1000 mbps. Hardware cannot be pushed to go beyond the limit with software. Upgrade the NIC!!

As its name suggests, the e1000g is a gigabit interface.

However, you do not set that speed. The standards require it to be negotiated between both parties. It might be a configuration issue like auto-negotiation disabled on either side.

You obviously don't have a clue

Intel® PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter - Overview

Didn't you notice there are 2 equal nic's and one is already correctly set to run in gigabit mode?

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Did you run

# ndd -get /dev/e1000g0 ?

i have checked the ndd -get /dev/e1000g0 and compare with /dev/e1000g1:

e1000g0:
adv_cap_1000fdx 1
adv_cap_1000hdx 0
adv_cap_100fdx 1
adv_cap_100hdx 1
adv_cap_10fdx 1
adv_cap_10hdx 1
link_autoneg 1
link_duplex 2
link_pause 0
link_state 1
link_up 1
link_speed 100

e1000g1:

adv_cap_1000fdx 1
adv_cap_1000hdx 0
adv_cap_100fdx 1
adv_cap_100hdx 1
adv_cap_10fdx 1
adv_cap_10hdx 1
link_asmpause 0
link_autoneg 1
link_duplex 2
link_pause 0
link_state 1
link_up 1
link_speed 1000

#dladm show-dev
e1000g0         link: up        speed: 100   Mbps       duplex: full
e1000g1         link: up        speed: 1000  Mbps       duplex: full
e1000g2         link: up        speed: 1000  Mbps       duplex: full

Is e1000g0 connected to the same switch as e1000g1 and e1000g2 ?

yes: