RHEL Virtual machine running on VMware is not showing 1000 MBPS as 'Supported link modes'
Issue
RHEL Virtual machine running on VMware is not showing 1000 MBPS as 'Supported link modes'.
# ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: Not reported
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 10Mb/s
Duplex: Half
Port: MII
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: off
Current message level: 0x00000001 (1)
Link detected: no
# ethtool eth1
Settings for eth1:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: Not reported
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 10Mb/s
Duplex: Half
Port: MII
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: off
Current message level: 0x00000001 (1)
Link detected: no
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3
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