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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/e100.txt19
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/e1000.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/igb.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/igbvf.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt8
7 files changed, 29 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt
index 944aa55e79f..162f323a7a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Tx Descriptors: Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a data
ethtool -G eth? tx n, where n is the number of desired tx descriptors.
Speed/Duplex: The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by
- default. Ethtool can be used as follows to force speed/duplex.
+ default. The ethtool utility can be used as follows to force speed/duplex.
ethtool -s eth? autoneg off speed {10|100} duplex {full|half}
@@ -126,30 +126,21 @@ Additional Configurations
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
- diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool
+ diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool
version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality.
The latest release of ethtool can be found from
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
-
- NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support
- for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading
- ethtool to ethtool-1.8.1.
-
+ http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
---------------------------
- WoL is provided through the Ethtool* utility. Ethtool is included with Red
- Hat* 8.0. For other Linux distributions, download and install Ethtool from
- the following website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
-
- For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man page.
+ WoL is provided through the ethtool* utility. For instructions on enabling
+ WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page.
WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For
this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be
loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system.
-
NAPI
----
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt
index 6cb13e9e134..71ca9585567 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt
@@ -431,15 +431,15 @@ Additional Configurations
Ethtool
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
- diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool
+ diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool
version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality.
The latest release of ethtool can be found from
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
+ http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
---------------------------
- WoL is configured through the Ethtool* utility.
+ WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility.
WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot.
For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt
index 81a66e69a12..97b5ba942eb 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000e.txt
@@ -269,26 +269,26 @@ Additional Configurations
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. We
- strongly recommend downloading the latest version of Ethtool at:
+ strongly recommend downloading the latest version of ethtool at:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
+ http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Speed and Duplex
----------------
- Speed and Duplex are configured through the Ethtool* utility. For
- instructions, refer to the Ethtool man page.
+ Speed and Duplex are configured through the ethtool* utility. For
+ instructions, refer to the ethtool man page.
Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
---------------------------
- WoL is configured through the Ethtool* utility. For instructions on
- enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man page.
+ WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility. For instructions on
+ enabling WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page.
WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot.
For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000e driver must be
loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system.
In most cases Wake On LAN is only supported on port A for multiple port
- adapters. To verify if a port supports Wake on Lan run Ethtool eth<X>.
+ adapters. To verify if a port supports Wake on Lan run ethtool eth<X>.
Support
=======
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt
index 4a5e29c19bd..98953c0d534 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ Additional Configurations
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest
- version of Ethtool can be found at:
+ version of ethtool can be found at:
http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
---------------------------
- WoL is configured through the Ethtool* utility.
+ WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility.
- For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man page.
+ For instructions on enabling WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page.
WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot.
For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the igb driver must be
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/igbvf.txt b/Documentation/networking/igbvf.txt
index 694817b17a9..cbfe4ee6553 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/igbvf.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/igbvf.txt
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ Additional Configurations
Ethtool
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
- diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool
+ diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool
version 3.0 or later is required for this functionality, although we
strongly recommend downloading the latest version at:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
+ http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
Support
=======
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
index a0d0ffb5e58..e196f16df31 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
@@ -309,15 +309,15 @@ Additional Configurations
Ethtool
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
- diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool
+ diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool
version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality.
The latest release of ethtool can be found from
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel
+ http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
- NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support
- for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading
- to the latest version.
+ NOTE: The ethtool version 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options.
+ Support for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by
+ upgrading to the latest version.
NAPI
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt
index 9ade2806d82..af77ed3c417 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ is an Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X520-2, then it only supports Intel
optics and/or the direct attach cables listed below.
When 82599-based SFP+ devices are connected back to back, they should be set to
-the same Speed setting via Ethtool. Results may vary if you mix speed settings.
+the same Speed setting via ethtool. Results may vary if you mix speed settings.
82598-based adapters support all passive direct attach cables that comply
with SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications. Active direct attach
cables are not supported.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ threshold. When rx is enabled, the transmit unit will halt for the time delay
specified when a PAUSE frame is received.
Flow Control is enabled by default. If you want to disable a flow control
-capable link partner, use Ethtool:
+capable link partner, use ethtool:
ethtool -A eth? autoneg off RX off TX off
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ Additional Configurations
-------
The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The latest
- Ethtool version is required for this functionality.
+ ethtool version is required for this functionality.
The latest release of ethtool can be found from
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel.
+ http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
FCoE
----