Allied Telesis AT-2972SX - Manual (Page 13)

Network Adapters Linux User’s Guide
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Enter the following command:
make KVER=<kernel_version>
where <kernel_version> in the form of 2.x.y-z is the version of another
kernel that is installed on the system.
4. Test the driver by loading it. Enter the following commands:
insmod tg3.o
or
insmod tg3.ko (on 2.6 kernels)
or
modprobe tg3
5. Install the driver by entering the following command:
make install
See “Installing the Source RPM Package” on page 11 for the location
of the installed driver.
To configure the network protocol and address, refer to the Linux version-
specific documentation.
Driver Settings
It is important to configure the speed and duplex settings for the following
adapters:
 AT-2711FX
 AT-2712FX
 AT-2812FX
By default, the Linux driver is configured for autonegotiation which is not
supported with an 100 FX operation. Driver settings can be queried and
changed using the ethtool utility. Download the latest ethtool from the
following web site:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel
See Table 2 on page 14 for examples that describe how to use the ethtool
utility. In addition, see the ethtool man page for more information.
The ethtool settings do not persist across reboot or module reload.
However, you can place the ethtool commands in a startup script such as
/etc/rc.local to preserve the settings across a reboot.