On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:04:12 +0200 Gregory Machin wrote: > Hi. > I need to write a script the can restart services based on where a cable is > plugged into a nic or not .. > How do I get the status of the carrier on the nic ... The output of "ethtool ethX" contains the line Link detected: yes and the output of "mii-tool ethX" shows eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok which both should be usable for your purpose. --Frank Elsner -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list