Why do I get input/output error when using mii-tool on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4?
Issue
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Receive error on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 when running mii-tool on device using e1000e driver/module
[root@system ~]# mii-tool eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok eth1: negotiated 100baseTx-FDflow-control, link ok SIOCGMIIREG on eth2 failed: Input/output error eth2: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok SIOCGMIIREG on eth3 failed: Input/output error eth3: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- kernel versions above 2.6.18-92.el5
- net-tools-1.60-78.el5
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