What is the problem your feature is trying to solve?
When running some testing recently I encountered issue #977. This was caused by the Ethernet adapter of choice not outputting tx_errors and rx_errors in ethtool. I have noticed that several Ethernet adapters (both onboard and USB) do not offer these values in ethtool (only the middle one does below)...
...however they all offer tx and rx error stats in ifconfig.
Describe the solution you think would solve the problem
Potentially consider options below.
- Adopt
ifconfig for the relevant stats, which appears to be more universal.
- Conduct an
ethtool check when an adapter is chosen in Settings > Device Port, to see whether the adapter of choice is compatible before testing can take place (and produce warning if not).
What is the problem your feature is trying to solve?
When running some testing recently I encountered issue #977. This was caused by the Ethernet adapter of choice not outputting
tx_errorsandrx_errorsinethtool. I have noticed that several Ethernet adapters (both onboard and USB) do not offer these values inethtool(only the middle one does below)......however they all offer tx and rx error stats in
ifconfig.Describe the solution you think would solve the problem
Potentially consider options below.
ifconfigfor the relevant stats, which appears to be more universal.ethtoolcheck when an adapter is chosen in Settings > Device Port, to see whether the adapter of choice is compatible before testing can take place (and produce warning if not).