On 4/1/06, Sven Köhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> does anybody use ifplugd successfully?
I have had it working with my last 3 laptops.
Probably what is happening is that the interface needs to be "up" in
order for mii-tool (or ethtool) to work correctly.
Try adding the following to /etc/conf.d/net:
postdown() {
test "${IFACE}" = "eth0" && /sbin/ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 up
return 0
}
This will make sure that when the interface is brought down by the
init script, that it is really kept up, but with no address.
> I may have found a bug in the network-driver (bcm4400).
I have this same driver, although I prefer ethtool:
>
> Can you perform those three steps with your network card?
> - ifconfig eth0 up
> - ifconfig eth0 down
> - mii-tool eth0
No, the interface needs to be up for mii stuff to work.
But as proof that it works:
Without cable:
carcharias rjf # ifconfig eth0 ; ethtool eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:22:EA:37:60
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:89 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:6756 (6.5 Kb) TX bytes:948 (948.0 b)
Interrupt:177
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 10Mb/s
Duplex: Half
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Current message level: 0x000000ff (255)
Link detected: no
Plugging in a cable:
carcharias rjf # ifconfig eth0 ; ethtool eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:22:EA:37:60
inet addr:192.168.2.101 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:96 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:8264 (8.0 Kb) TX bytes:1896 (1.8 Kb)
Interrupt:177
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Current message level: 0x000000ff (255)
Link detected: yes
Removing the cable:
carcharias rjf # ifconfig eth0 ; ethtool eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:22:EA:37:60
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:98 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:8392 (8.1 Kb) TX bytes:1896 (1.8 Kb)
Interrupt:177
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 10Mb/s
Duplex: Half
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Current message level: 0x000000ff (255)
Link detected: no
-Richard
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