Allied Telesis AT-2711 Series - Manual

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AT-2711 Series Fast Ethernet Network Adapters
Linux Configurations
This document describes how to configure the Ethernet Interface for AT-2711 series adapters in
Linux systems. It contains the following topics:
 “Overview,”
 “Configuring Ubuntu,”
 “Configuring Red Hat” on page 3
Overview
The AT-2711 series adapters use a Linux inbox driver to operate. A driver
supplied with an operating system is called an inbox driver. Current Linux systems
come with the inbox driver that the AT-2711 series adapters need.
Since the driver software for the AT-2711 series adapters has already been in
place, you do not need to install it; however, the speed and duplex mode for the
fiber optic port are not automatically negotiated. You must disable Auto-
negotiation and sets these properties for the AT-2711 series fiber optic port
manually.
In addition, you must set the same property values on the port interfaces of the
connected switch.
The following is the general instructions of how to set the speed and duplex mode
to the Ethernet interfaces for Ubuntu and Red Hat Linux distributions. For other
distributions of Linux, consult documentation for your systems.
Configuring Ubuntu
To configure Ethernet interfaces of AT-2711 series fiber optic adapters:
1. Verify that the ethtool utility is installed on your system by entering the fol-
lowing command:
ethtool
If the ethtool utility is not installed on your system, the system shows an
error message. If the ethtool utility is installed, skip step 2.