Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide
Wait for Link
This setting determines whether the driver waits for auto-negotiation to be successful before reporting the link state. If this feature is off, the driver does not wait for auto-negotiation. If the feature is on, the driver does wait for auto-negotiation.
If this feature is on and the speed is not set to auto-negotiation, the driver will wait for a short time for link to be established before reporting the link state.
If the feature is set to Auto Detect, this feature is automatically set to On or Off depending on speed and adapter type when the driver is installed. The setting is:
Off for copper Intel gigabit adapters with a speed of “Auto”
On for copper Intel gigabit adapters with a forced speed and duplex
On for fiber Intel gigabit adapters with a speed of “Auto”
To change this setting in Intel® PROSet:
This setting is found on the Advanced tab of the device’s Device Manager property sheet or in the Adapter Settings panel in Intel® PROSet Adapter Configuration Utility (Intel® PROSet ACU).
To change this setting in Windows PowerShell*, use the
Set-IntelNetAdapterSetting -Name "<adapter_name>" -DisplayName "Wait for Link" -DisplayValue "Off"
Possible values for this setting are:
On
Off
Auto Detect