redhat man page for ifport

IFPORT(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 IFPORT(8)

NAME
       ifport - select the transceiver type for a network interface

SYNOPSIS
       ifport interface [auto|10baseT|10base2|aui|100baseT|##]

DESCRIPTION
       Ifport  sets  the  transceiver type for the specified network interface, for drivers that support multiple transceiver types.  If a type is
       not specified on the command line, then the current type is displayed.  The type can be specified either numerically or	by  keyword.   The
       five  standard  transceiver  types (auto, 10baseT, 10base2, aui, and 100baseT) correspond to codes 0 to 3, for all the Linux PCMCIA network
       drivers.  The keyword match is case insensitive.

       The network drivers may not reconfigure a card for a new transceiver type if the interface is already open.  It is best	to  invoke  ifport
       prior to configuring the interface with ifconfig to ensure that the new setting takes effect immediately.

       This  utility  only  works  with  a  limited set of 16-bit PC Card drivers: 3c589_cs, nmclan_cs, pcnet_cs, smc91c92_cs, and xirc2ps_cs.	If
       invoked for other drivers, ifport may report bogus transceiver settings, or report ``Operation not supported''.

DIAGNOSTICS
       ioctl: Operation not supported
	      Indicates that this network device does not support manual transceiver selection.  There may be only one transceiver option, or  the
	      device may always autodetect the appropriate transceiver.

AUTHOR
       David Hinds - dahinds@users.sourceforge.net

SEE ALSO
       ifconfig(8).

pcmcia-cs							2000/06/12 21:24:48							 IFPORT(8)