ethtool settings on computer boot

I've searched the archives of the mailing list but havent found a definitive answer to this question. How can I issue this command during system boot: ethtool -s eth1 autoneg off duplex full .. I tried putting it in /etc/boot.local, but apparently boot.local runs before the network settings are touched. OS: SLES 8 kernel: 2.4.x Thanks, Ryan