Network interface speed is 100Mbps and should be 1Gbps

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Issue

  • Network interface speed is 100Mbps and should be 1Gbps.
  • ethtool command shows less Speed than Advertised and Supported link modes.
  • 1000Mbps NIC is not auto-negotiating to full gigabit speed but running at 10 or 100 megabit.
  • Network card is not working at its proper speed.
# ethtool eth0

Settings for eth0:
        Supported ports: [ TP ]
        Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
                                1000baseT/Full 
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
        Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 
                                1000baseT/Full 
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
        Speed: 100Mb/s
        Duplex: Full
        Port: Twisted Pair

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Network with Twisted Pair copper cable

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