Quoting Dahiroc, Patrick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > does anyone know of any app that detects whether a nic's connection is > physically up? solaris ndd can do this is there a freebie version of this.
Do you mean the NIC on the machine you're at? If so, /sbin/ifconfig. Or do you mean a remote machine? If so, ping hostname. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.