Keep alives are enabled by default, if you disable keepalives you interface will stay up forever. What are you plugging into?? Are you geting a link light? Is you hub/switch port is good and your cable is good your interface should come back up, no magic needed. Dave EA Louie wrote: > > or just a plain old "clear int e0" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farhan Ahmed" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 12:00 AM > Subject: RE: Troubleshooting ethernet interface on a 2501 router [7:19545] > > > set keep alives > > also tryy shut and no shut > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 10:03 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Troubleshooting ethernet interface on a 2501 router [7:19543] > > > > > > Hello All: > > > > When I remove the UTP cable off the ethernet transceiver my router > responds > > with a "Ethernet0 is UP, line protocol is down"...however when I > reconnect > > the cable...it won't come back up....why is that and how do I fix it? > This > > is strictly in a lab environment..but I'm trying to find out why it can't > > synch up again. Is there a setting that I have to retype to tell it the > > line > > is connected?? > > > > Any thoughts on this is greatly appreciated. > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- David Madland Sr. Network Engineer CCIE# 2016 Qwest Communications Int. Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 612-664-3367 "Emotion should reflect reason not guide it" Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=19576&t=19576 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

