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-MII-TOOL
-!!!MII-TOOL
-NAME
-SYNOPSIS
-DESCRIPTION
-OPTIONS
-AUTHORS
-----
!!NAME
+mii-tool - view, manipulate media-independent interface status
-mii-tool - view, manipulate media-independent interface status
!!SYNOPSIS
+__mii-tool__ [[__-v__, __--verbose__] [[__-V__, __--version__] [[__-R__, __--reset__] [[__-r__, __--restart__] [[__-w__, __--watch__] [[__-l__, __--log__] [[__-A__, __--advertise=__''media,...''] [[__-F__, __--force=__''media''] [[''interface...'']
-__mii-tool__ [[__-v__, __--verbose__] [[__-V__,
-__--version__] [[__-R__, __--reset__] [[__-r__,
-__--restart__] [[__-w__, __--watch__] [[__-l__,
-__--log__] [[__-A__,
-__--advertise=__''media,...''] [[__-F__,
-__--force=__''media''] [[''interface
-...'']
!!DESCRIPTION
+This utility checks or sets the status of a network interface's Media Independent Interface (MII) unit. Most fast ethernet adapters use an MII to autonegotiate link speed and duplex setting.
-This utility checks or sets the status of a network
-interface's Media Independent Interface (MII) unit.
Most
-fast ethernet adapters
use an MII to autonegotiate link
-speed
and duplex setting
.
+Most intelligent network devices
use an autonegotiation protocol to communicate what media technologies they support, and then select the fastest mutually supported media technology. The __-A__ or __--advertise__ options can be used to tell the
MII to only advertise a subset of its capabilities. Some passive devices, such as single-speed hubs, are unable
to autonegotiate. To handle such devices, the MII protocol also allows for establishing a
link by simply detecting either a 10baseT or 100baseT link beat. The __-F__ or __--force__ options can be used to force the MII to operate in one mode, instead of autonegotiating. The __-A__
and __-F__ options are mutually exclusive
.
+The default short output reports the negotiated link speed and link status for each interface. If an interface or interfaces are not specified on the command line, then __mii-tool__ will check any available interfaces from __eth0__ through __eth7__.
-Most intelligent network devices use an autonegotiation
-protocol to communicate what media technologies they
-support, and then select the fastest mutually supported
-media technology. The __-A__ or __--advertise__
-options can be used to tell the MII to only advertise a
-subset of its capabilities. Some passive devices, such as
-single-speed hubs, are unable to autonegotiate. To handle
-such devices, the MII protocol also allows for establishing
-a link by simply detecting either a 10baseT or 100baseT link
-beat. The __-F__ or __--force__ options can be used to
-force the MII to operate in one mode, instead of
-autonegotiating. The __-A__ and __-F__ options are
-mutually exclusive.
-
-
-The default short output reports the negotiated link speed
-and link status for each interface. If an interface or
-interfaces are not specified on the command line, then
-__mii-tool__ will check any available interfaces from
-__eth0__ through __eth7__.
!!OPTIONS
+; __-v__, __--verbose__ : Display more detailed MII status information. If used twice, also display raw MII register contents.
+; __-V__, __--version__ : Display program version information.
+; __-R__, __--reset__ : Reset the MII to its default configuration.
+; __-r__, __--restart__ : Restart autonegotiation.
+; __-w__, __--watch__ : Watch interface(s) and report changes in link status. The MII interfaces are polled at one second intervals.
+; __-l__, __--log__ : Used with __-w__, records link status changes in the system log instead of printing on standard output.
+; __-F__ ''media'', __--force=__''media'' : Disable autonegotiation, and force the MII to either__100baseTx-FD__, __100baseTx-HD__, __10baseT-FD__, or __10baseT-HD__ operation.
+; __-A__ ''media,...'', __--advertise=__''media,...'' : Enable and restart autonegotiation, and advertise only the specified media technologies. Multiple technologies should
+be separated by commas. Valid media are __100baseT4__, __100baseTx-FD__, __100baseTx-HD__, __10baseT-FD__, and __10baseT-HD__.
-__-v__, __--verbose__
-
-
-Display more detailed MII status information. If used twice,
-also display raw MII register contents.
-
-
-__-V__, __--version__
-
-
-Display program version information.
-
-
-__-R__, __--reset__
-
-
-Reset the MII to its default configuration.
-
-
-__-r__, __--restart__
-
-
-Restart autonegotiation.
-
-
-__-w__, __--watch__
-
-
-Watch interface(s) and report changes in link status. The
-MII interfaces are polled at one second
-intervals.
-
-
-__-l__, __--log__
-
-
-Used with __-w__, records link status changes in the
-system log instead of printing on standard
-output.
-
-
-__-F__ ''media'',
-__--force=__''media''
-
-
-Disable autonegotiation, and force the MII to either
-__100baseTx-FD__, __100baseTx-HD__, __10baseT-FD__,
-or __10baseT-HD__ operation.
-
-
-__-A__ ''media,...'',
-__--advertise=__''media,...''
-
-
-Enable and restart autonegotiation, and advertise only the
-specified media technologies. Multiple technologies should
-be separated by commas. Valid media are __100baseT4__,
-__100baseTx-FD__, __100baseTx-HD__, __10baseT-FD__,
-and __10baseT-HD__.
!!AUTHORS
+David Hinds - dhinds@pcmcia.sourceforge.org%%%
+Donald Becker - becker@scyld.com
-David Hinds - dhinds@pcmcia.sourceforge.org
-Donald Becker - becker@scyld.com
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-
-
-
+As at 08 May 2004, the source files can be obtained from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcmcia-cs/
