On Feb 24, 2012 9:41 a.m., "GouNiNi Geekarea" <gounini@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > # ethtool eth4 | grep "Link detected" > Link detected: no > > # ifconfig eth4 up && sleep 2 && ethtool eth4 | grep "Link detected" > Link detected: yes > > Maybe this is normal, but my link was plugged before my first command. > For me, link detected means "link is plugged". For ethtool, it means "link is plugged and interface is up". > > Do you think my understood is wrong or it is ethtool words ? > > Regards, > > -- > .`'`. GouNiNi > : ': : > `. ` .` GNU/Linux > `'` http://www.geekarea.fr > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Plugged does not mean the link must be up. Interfaces need to negotiate link parameters. Once negotiation is complete and sucessful, the link is up. Grzegorz --------------------- ° sent from android ° ° DarkyROM ° -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
