On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 19:26 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote: > Ah - what you mean is that with ifplugd running, if you do "ifconfig eth0 > down", _ifplugd_ still thinks the interface is up. After "ifconfig eth0 > down", the interface is definitely _down_.
No, if ifplugd is running and you run a 'ifconfig eth0 down' command, then normally the interface is still UP. ifplugd does that. You can tell it not to. For more information, see FAQ #3 on the ifplugd site. I haven't checked to see if with my driver, ifplugd functions without this 'auto-UP' feature. [...] I just checked, and it doesn't work with my driver (tg3) if the interface isn't UP. > > You mentioned that ifplugd requires mii-tool. AFAIK, that's not correct; > > you can specify the method of link-beat detection, and one of them is > > mii-tool. Maybe it's just a matter of configuring ifplugd. I'm not > > saying it is, I'm only saying it may be. :-) > Oh?? Interesting. It's not anywhere in the /etc/defaults/ifplugd or the > debconf configuration, or the man page. However, you're right - it > _doesn't_ have a dependency on mii-tool, and implies that there's more than > one way to tell... That's why I said I think the packaging is not that mature :-) But it is on the man page. Look at the -m option. By default, it doesn't use mii. Koen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
