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Diffstat (limited to 'python/vyos/ifconfig/ethernet.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | python/vyos/ifconfig/ethernet.py | 17 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig/ethernet.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig/ethernet.py index 9d54dc78e..1280fc238 100644 --- a/python/vyos/ifconfig/ethernet.py +++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig/ethernet.py @@ -170,11 +170,18 @@ class EthernetIf(Interface): return cmd = f'ethtool --change {ifname}' - if speed == 'auto' or duplex == 'auto': - cmd += ' autoneg on' - else: - cmd += f' speed {speed} duplex {duplex} autoneg off' - return self._cmd(cmd) + try: + if speed == 'auto' or duplex == 'auto': + cmd += ' autoneg on' + else: + cmd += f' speed {speed} duplex {duplex} autoneg off' + return self._cmd(cmd) + except PermissionError: + # Some NICs do not tell that they don't suppport settings speed/duplex, + # but they do not actually support it either. + # In that case it's probably better to ignore the error + # than end up with a broken config. + print('Warning: could not set speed/duplex settings: operation not permitted!') def set_gro(self, state): """ |