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Hi
When using Gbit links, I would recommend to keep the settings at "auto". Because the link speed you saw was 100mbit, I suspect there is a limit somewhere in your hardware. When you then force the link to 1Gbit, changes are you loose your connection (as you prooved 
).
From the console, try:
esxcfg-nics -l
This should list the nics in your system, together with the link speeds (actual and configged).
If you want to change the linkspeed back to auto, use:
esxcfg-nics -a vmnic<X>
Where <X> is of course the NIC number you want to change. Once you get your connectivity back, you can start to figure out why your NIC speed shows 100 instead of 1 Gbit. Maybe unneccesary to say, but check your physical NIC, your cable and your physical switch. All should be Gbit capable (and not malfunctioning ). Also make sure the link speed at the physical switch is set to AUTO and not to 100/fixed!
Hi
When using Gbit links, I would recommend to keep the settings at "auto". Because the link speed you saw was 100mbit, I suspect there is a limit somewhere in your hardware. When you then force the link to 1Gbit, changes are you loose your connection (as you prooved ).
From the console, try:
esxcfg-nics -l
This should list the nics in your system, together with the link speeds (actual and configged).
If you want to change the linkspeed back to auto, use:
esxcfg-nics -a vmnic<X>
Where <X> is of course the NIC number you want to change. Once you get your connectivity back, you can start to figure out why your NIC speed shows 100 instead of 1 Gbit. Maybe unneccesary to say, but check your physical NIC, your cable and your physical switch. All should be Gbit capable (and not malfunctioning ). Also make sure the link speed at the physical switch is set to AUTO and not to 100/fixed!