Hi, On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Bharathi Subramanian < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > mii-tool will return correct link status, even if the eth0 is down. > But AFAIK it is not the case with ethtool. > This depends on how much support for the MII interface is present in the NIC driver in use. I have come across drivers that do not implement MII completely and this mii-tool is unable to show you the correct link status, regardless of the interface status. Thus mii-tool's output does not always reflect reality as far as the link status is concerned. Regards, -- Shuveb Hussain B I N A R Y K A R M A Chennai, India. Phone : +91 44-64621656 Mobile: +91 98403-80386 http://www.binarykarma.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
