"Hen, Shmulik" wrote:
>
> Has anyone tested this interface with the below mentioned adapters ?
>
> I've had a bad experience with an AceNIC Gigabit copper. For some reason,
> when disconnecting the cable from a 1000Mbps switch, the speed does not drop
> to 0 as expected.
That is not expected.
The ethtool interfaces shows the phy media settings. We can certainly
add a ethtool "is carrier present?" ioctl, but it is not in the current
interface.
Currently, check the interface flags. netif_carrier_{on,off} will make
IFF_RUNNING disappear and re-appear.
In 2.5 and maybe later 2.4 too, netif_carrier_{on,off} will send a
netlink message indicating a carrier status change.
> I tried modifying the driver's code and adding debug
> prints and it looks like the adapter isn't reporting speeds correctly. I
> tried posting to linux-acenic@sunsite.dk but got no help there. Below is my
> original mail about the problem, please look at it and let me know if
> something can be done to correct the situation. (I really need a working
> EthTool interface working over an AceNIC ;-).
Given the above and the message you quoted below, it sounds like you are
misunderstanding the API, not that acenic is broken.
Jeff
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