On 9/20/06, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
'eth0: link down'
This line in dmesg means that your hardware saw the cable disconnect. You should be able to see this effect by running "ethtool eth0 | grep Link". There is nothing that Gentoo can do to cause this...it is purely between the kernel driver and the hardware. Even "ifconfig eth0 down" doesn't cause this. This could be the fault of the chip in the laptop, the cable, or the switch that you plug into. Since you already tried a different cable, and the NIC chip isn't easily replaced, I would try to prove that the switch is good. Assuming you have control over the switch, try different port. Or if you don't, insert a small desktop switch between you and the upstream one. -Richard -- [email protected] mailing list
