On Monday 10 January 2011 07:45, Sameer Naik wrote: > Hello Denys, > > > What is your network card? > I am using an DM6446 based platform with the RTL8201 ethernet controller. > > > Which detection mode is in use for your interface? > ifplugd(eth0): using IFF_RUNNING detection mode > > > If it is in IFF_RUNNING detection mode, "downed" interface > > is always seen as unplugged. > Based on what you said, instead of bringing down the interface i added > the line, 'post-down ifconfig $IFACE 0.0.0.0', > to the eth0 configuration in /etc/network/interfaces, so that the eth0 > interface is configured to 0.0.0.0 when the link is down. Thereby > keeping the interface up while the link is down. > > Now ifplugd is able to report the link status as it changes. I am not > aware of any issues that may arise from the above configuration. > Please let me know if there are any downsides to this.
This should be ok. -- vda _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
