You can use mii-tool or mii-diag under Linux to determine physical line status.
You would not be able to determine which end the link went down from - either at the NICs side or the remote side, but then, there is no logical way of achieving this that I am aware of. Always happy to learn, though.
Well, with my cable operator line going down frequently, I use ethtool to find out cable connection status. Gnome also has a panel applet which gives you a visual indicator just like the standard windoze one.
- Sandip
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