Ethtool Cheat-Sheet

Displaying Information

Command	Description
ethtool <interface>	Display information about a specific network interface
ethtool -i <interface>	Display driver information
ethtool -a <interface>	Display all settings
ethtool -k <interface>	Display offload settings
ethtool -c <interface>	Display coalescing settings
ethtool -g <interface>	Display ring buffer settings
ethtool -l <interface>	Display large receive offload settings
ethtool -S <interface>	Display statistics
ethtool -t <interface>	Test the network interface for offloading capabilities
ethtool -T <interface>	Display time stamping settings
ethtool -x <interface>	Display channel settings
ethtool -P <interface>	Display permanent MAC address
ethtool -N <interface>	Display offload settings
ethtool -u <interface>	Display bus information
ethtool -d <interface>	Display register dump
ethtool -g <interface>	Display ring buffer settings

Setting Parameters

Command	Description
ethtool -G <interface>	Set ring buffer settings
ethtool -L <interface>	Set large receive offload settings
ethtool -A <interface>	Set pause parameters
ethtool -C <interface>	Set coalescing settings
ethtool -K <interface>	Set offload settings
ethtool -N <interface>	Set offload settings
ethtool -p <interface>	Blink the LED on the network interface
ethtool -r <interface>	Reset the network interface