On Friday 11 June 2004 12:29, Antony Stone wrote: > Why shouldn't it? The interface is still fully functioning even if you > choose to disconnect it - I think plenty of people would get upset if the > interface went down on its own just because the cable got unplugged (or the > hub had a short power failure)... This is definately one of the biggest no-brain decisions Microsoft made with Windows 2000 - as soon as the link on an Ethernet adapter disappears, all open TCP sessions from the workstation are immediately reset. Multiply that by power-cycling a 48-port switch, and you have a headache :/ gdh
