On Sun, 2005-07-24 at 09:52 -0400, Neal Wilkinson wrote: > What does this mean? > > 1 Time(s): eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII#1 link partner > capability of 45e1. > > My nic isn't full duplex. It's a Linksys and doesn't support it. > What do you mean "doesn't support it"? AFAIK all modern NICs support full duplex, and my Linksys certainly does. The message means exactly what it says. The NIC successfully negotiated a full duplex connection to the switch.