D.4. Network


Table D.6. Network Parameters
Value
Description
Sample Configuration
Discrimination Level
serial
MAC address
('network', 'eth0', 'serial', 'd8:9d:67:1b:07:e4')
Unique
vendor
NIC's vendor
('network', 'eth0', 'vendor', 'Broadcom Corporation')
Low
product
NIC's description
('network', 'eth0', 'product', 'NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe')
Medium
size
Link capability in bits/sec
('network', 'eth0', 'size', '1000000000')
Low
ipv4
IPv4 address
('network', 'eth0', 'ipv4', '10.66.6.136')
High
ipv4-netmask
IPv4 netmask
('network', 'eth0', 'ipv4-netmask', '255.255.255.0')
Low
ipv4-cidr
IPv4 cidr
('network', 'eth0', 'ipv4-cidr', '24')
Low
ipv4-network
IPv4 network address
('network', 'eth0', 'ipv4-network', '10.66.6.0')
Medium
link
Physical Link Status
('network', 'eth0', 'link', 'yes')
Medium
driver
NIC's driver name
('network', 'eth0', 'driver', 'tg3')
Low
duplex
NIC's duplex type
('network', 'eth0', 'duplex', 'full')
Low
speed
NIC's current link speed
('network', 'eth0', 'speed', '10Mbit/s')
Medium
latency
PCI latency of the network device
('network', 'eth0', 'latency', '0')
Low
autonegotiation
NIC's auto-negotiation
('network', 'eth0', 'autonegotiation', 'on')
Low
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