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authorBen Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>2012-09-06 19:19:12 +0100
committerBen Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>2012-09-06 19:19:12 +0100
commit06e190d43e639e6b39eaaaf1dd0ef015a155ca8c (patch)
treeb744eb65d290161174af37305fd3c57dd91b4a43
parent75e6791c0d2d60705932ea5aa8ced5596cb85da4 (diff)
downloadethtool-06e190d43e639e6b39eaaaf1dd0ef015a155ca8c.tar.gz
ethtool.8: Mark-up mdix arguments properly
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
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@@ -523,11 +523,12 @@ Sets full or half duplex mode.
Selects device port.
.TP
.A3 mdix auto on off
-Selects MDI-X mode for port. May be used to override the automatic detection
-feature of most adapters. Auto means automatic detection of MDI status, on
-forces MDI-X (crossover) mode, while off means MDI (straight through) mode.
-The driver should guarantee that this command takes effect immediately, and
-if necessary may reset the link to cause the change to take effect.
+Selects MDI-X mode for port. May be used to override the automatic
+detection feature of most adapters. An argument of \fBauto\fR means
+automatic detection of MDI status, \fBon\fR forces MDI-X (crossover)
+mode, while \fBoff\fR means MDI (straight through) mode. The driver
+should guarantee that this command takes effect immediately, and if
+necessary may reset the link to cause the change to take effect.
.TP
.A2 autoneg on off
Specifies whether autonegotiation should be enabled. Autonegotiation