change mediaopt of NIC to full-duplex

[Tobias Fendin]

Gavin McDougall wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I need to set my network cards (Intel Pro 1000) to full-duplex.
> 
> I tried using ifconfig with the mediaopt option which worked, but only 
> temporarily.
> 
> I then downloaded mii-tool 'cos it wasn't in the ports collection but it 
> just gives me critical errors when I try to compile it.
> 
> Is there possibly another method that I can use on my FreeBSD server to 
> permanently change my NIC settings to full-duplex?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gavin
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set the mediaopt in your rc.conf
example:
ifconfig_xl0="blah blah mediaopt full-duplex"

  -Tobias