> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> | Addressing only this specific issue, and not the larger $thread issue...
> |
> | Depends on what driver and version you are using.  It is preferred these
> | days to force the media using ethtool.
>
> That's news to me.  "preferred" by whom?  certainly not by real users ??
> It should just work.
You missed quoting the operation he was performing:  forcing the media 
using mii-tool.  He was forcing the media type by hand.  It's impossible 
for that to just-work.
I wasn't talking about setting media in general...
	Jeff
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