On Fri, 2002-10-11 at 10:47, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> OoO En cette fin de matin�e radieuse du vendredi 11 octobre 2002, vers
> 11:44, Bastien Nocera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disait:
>
> >> > ethtool works. And if you want to run it as a normal user, fix this:
> >> > <jgarzik> hadess: net/core/dev.c, the calls to dev_ifsioc require
> >> > CAP_NET_ADMIN, even the get-info ioctls
> >>
> >> Most flags return "Operation not permitted". What is the flag to use
> >> to get the link status ?
>
> > Did you fix the problem in the kernel as per Jeff Garzik's advice ? I
> > guess not, then you need to run as root.
>
> Yes, I have run it as root.
The interface has to be up as well.
$ sudo ethtool eth0 | grep -i link
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
Advertised link modes: 1000baseT/Full
Link detected: yes
That's on my iBook's GMAC card.
Cheers
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/Bastien Nocera
http://hadess.net
