What does the "ethtool " command do?

Endpoint shell

ethtool <iface>

Show NIC capabilities and 'Link detected' (real carrier status).

Works on: PC, ServerMode: shell

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What does the "ethtool <iface>" command do?

Show NIC capabilities and 'Link detected' (real carrier status).

More Endpoint shell commands

ipconfig [/all]ifconfig ip a ip route ip neigh arp -a route print tracert <ip>mtr <ip>arping <ip>dig <name>nslookup <name>

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