---
name: "pethtool3"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-ethtool"
version: "0.15-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pethtool3"
---

# pethtool3(8)

Display or change ethernet card settings

## NAME

pethtool - Display or change ethernet card settings

## SYNOPSIS

pethtool \[OPTIONS\] \[\<INTERFACE\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

This script mimic ethtool behavior, but is written purely in python and python module ethtool.

## OPTIONS

INTERFACE

Is the name of the ethernet device on which pethtool should operate.

- \-h, --help

  Show help message and exit.

\-c\|--show-coalesce

Show coalesce options

\-C\|--coalesce

Set coalesce options

```
adaptive-rx on|off
adaptive-tx on|off
rx-usecs N
rx-frames N
rx-usecs-irq N
rx-frames-irq N
tx-usecs N
tx-frames N
tx-usecs-irq N
tx-frames-irq N
stats-block-usecs N
pkt-rate-low N
rx-usecs-low N
rx-frames-low N
tx-usecs-low N
tx-frames-low N
pkt-rate-high N
rx-usecs-high N
rx-frames-high N
tx-usecs-high N
tx-frames-high N
sample-interval N
```

\-i\|--driver

Show driver information

\-k\|--show-offload

Get protocol offload information

\-K\|--offload

Set protocol offload

\[ tso on\|off \]

## SEE ALSO

[ethtool(8)](/ethtool/8.md)

## AUTHORS

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo \<acme@redhat.com\>

Man page written by Miroslav Suchý \<msuchy@redhat.com\>