Does ubuntu has intel 1G/bits wire Ethernet driver?

[Colin Law]

On 6 January 2011 17:48, J <dreadpiratejeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:21, Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, obviously I've gotten my memory mixed up, thanks for the correction..
>> (you are correct that ethtool should be used for GB cards)...
>>
>> I only checked on my "lucid" system that mii-tool was installed by default
>> but not ethtool, but should have verified that.
>
> No worries... now, as we've discovered, not everyone has ethtool
> installed but they do have mii-tool, so you're at least half correct
> :)
>
> The mystery for me now is what did I install that pulled in ethtool,
> that is common across all three of my systems... becuase we've
> discovered that some people get both (at least I do) and some only get
> mii-tool...
>
> I thought it might be a proprietary driver install that did it, but
> two of my systems use the OSS drivers, not the proprietary... Oh
> well... learn something new every day :)

There is an apt history somewhere is there not?  Though I do not
recollect where it is.  I believe you could look back to see when it
was installed, and the things installed at the same time should tell
you what it was that pulled it in.

Colin