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Specifying a media type for a network interface

You can specify a media type for configuring the speed and duplex of a network interface by using the ifconfig command.

Step

  1. To specify a media type, enter the following command: ifconfig interface_name mediatype type
    interface_name is the name of the network interface.
    type specifies the Ethernet media type used. The possible values are tp, tp-fd, 100tx, 100tx-fd, auto, or 10g-sr.
    For more information, see the na_ifconfig(1) man page.
    Example
    To configure the interface e2a as a 100Base-TX full-duplex interface, enter the following command: ifconfig e2a mediatype 100tx-fd