What is ethtool FOR LINUX?

ethtool

ethtool is a totally free and open-source command-line tool designed just for you! It helps you manage your network hardware and drivers on your GNU/Linux operating system with ease. If you're into wired Ethernet devices, this software is tailor-made for you.

Control Your Network Hardware Easily

With ethtool, you can grab diagnostic info and identification details from your network driver or interface. It's super handy for controlling DMA (Direct Memory Access), interrupt moderation, and ring sizes. Plus, it lets you snag extended device stats and even upgrade the firmware of your flash memory!

Manage Ethernet Devices Like a Pro

This tool makes it simple to control autonegotiation, duplex settings, speed, and flow control for all your Ethernet devices. You can also manage checksum offload for your network interface and select receive queues for multiqueue devices. There are various other hardware offload features that ethtool can help you with as well.

How to Install ethtool on Your System

If you're ready to get started with ethtool, you'll first need to download the latest source package from Softpedia or the official project homepage. Save it somewhere in your Home directory, extract the contents using an archive manager, then open a terminal emulator.

Navigate to where you've extracted those files (like: cd /home/softpedia/ethtool-3.18). Now run the commands ‘./configure && make’ to set everything up and compile the software. To install it system-wide so everyone can use it, run ‘make install’ as root or ‘sudo make install’ as a privileged user.

Get Help When You Need It

If you're unsure how to use ethtool, just type ‘ethtool --help’ in the Terminal app. This will show you the usage message along with all command-line options available.

A Peek Under the Hood

Diving deeper into what makes ethtool tick, you'll find it's written entirely in C programming language! It's compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit CPU architectures too. Best of all? It works like a charm on both GNU/Linux and FreeBSD operating systems!

If you're ready to give download ethtool now!

How Download Works

Go to the Softpas website, press the 'Downloads' button, and pick the app you want to download and install—easy and fast!