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[Bug 845577] Re: mii-tool reporting incorrect duplex mode

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From: kakaroto <845577@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:33:49 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 845577 <845577@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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the bug is still present in 14.04.1 LTS:

[root->~]#  mii-tool eth0
eth0: negotiated 1000baseT-HD flow-control, link ok
[root->~]#  ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
	Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
	Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
	                        1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
	Supported pause frame use: No
	Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
	Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
	                        1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
	Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
	Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
	Link partner advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
	                                     100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
	                                     1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
	Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
	Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
	Speed: 1000Mb/s
	Duplex: Full
	Port: MII
	PHYAD: 0
	Transceiver: internal
	Auto-negotiation: on
	Supports Wake-on: pumbg
	Wake-on: g
	Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
			       drv probe ifdown ifup
	Link detected: yes

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Title:
  mii-tool reporting incorrect duplex mode

Status in net-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in net-tools package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  mii-tool reports half duplex on full duplex connection when using
  RTL8168 series network cards. Ethtool does report the right speed.

  Same bug reported on debian by someone else.
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=561851

  terminal:
  #sudo mii-tool
  eth0: negotiated 1000baseT-HD flow-control, link ok

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