Recommended update for ethtool

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ethtool
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:2271-1
Rating: low
References: #927309
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    The list of advertised speed modes recognized by Ethtool has been updated
    to include the following full-duplex modes: 56000baseKR4, 56000baseCR4,
    56000baseSR4, 56000baseLR4 and 10000baseKX4.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-ethtool-12259=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-ethtool-12259=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ethtool-12259=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.29.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.29.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ethtool-debuginfo-6.2.6.39-0.29.3
      • ethtool-debugsource-6.2.6.39-0.29.3

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