ethtool/nic question

[Michael ODonnell]

> gig-E ethernet drivers [...]  will autonegotiate to 1000 when
> possible under normal circumstances.
>
> Check your wiring, your switch, your switch's configuration first.
> My personal experience is that GigE automatically dumbing down
> from 1000 to 100 has not been due to an configuration issue in
> the linux drivers.

I'll second that, and I'll add that the Intel e1000 series of NICs
(and the associated Linux drivers) generally work just fine and you'd
be doing yourself a disservice by engaging in a FUD-induced leap
from "narrowly constrained problems with a small set of integrated
NICs on a small set of motherboards" to "IntelEnet==BAD!"