Speed & Duplex

[mikael_q]

Objective : avoid conflicts between switch port & NIC settings
Source : Linux Server
Network : TCP/IP
Targets : workstations & servers (windows >=95, linux, solaris)
Info available about targets : IP address
Question 1 : how can I know which OS is running on the target ?
Question 2 : how can I consult the target's NIC speed & duplex settings ?

Thx

Mikael

 

[jlanka]

I don't believe there is a way to obtain that info remotely. But these days, most of the NIC's I run across support auto-detect on those settings. So it's usually something you don't have to worry about.

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[mikael_q]

Yes, but all this is about improving an old network, and so looking for conflicts without having to check every workstation's config manually...

And what about detecting target's OS ?

 

[jlanka]

best you could do about remotely querying would be SNMP calls, but of course the target machines would have to have that service enabled. Here is the usenet <A HREF="http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/comp/comp.protocols.snmp.html" target="_new"><font color=red>SNMP faq</font color=red></A> or you can search the web yourself for more info. Good luck.

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>