On 2/28/21 9:44 AM, Doug H. wrote:
On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> One thing to try if you can is to use a cross-over network cable.
I still think this would be your best option if you can find or make one.
> It would have been helpful to see what the output of ethtool is
when
> it's working, but when it's not working, try the following:
>
> ethtool -s enp5s0 mdix on
>
> Give it a few seconds, see if it comes on. If not, then try:
>
> ethtool -s enp5s0 mdix off
I did try this. Those commands do execute without giving an error but it does not then
turn on any lights.
Yes, now that I see your ethtool output, neither device supports setting
this. I'm somewhat surprised that it doesn't give an error, but maybe
by design it doesn't error on unsupported functions.