Thomas Davis wrote:
> Link status is not used at all in v2.2 (and would mean a rewrite of
> drivers to get it)
>
> Link status is used in v2.4. Not all drivers support link status. In
> fact, I don't know of any that do - but it's possible now to do it.
>
> Simply taking down the interface should be enough to remove it from
> enslavement.
>
I am using 3com 574 pcmica ethernet. It reports the link status on start
up and it reports "lost link" if I pull out the cable.
On start up:
..........................................................................
Sep 25 11:21:08 localhost cardmgr[209]: executing: './network start
eth0'
Sep 25 11:21:08 localhost pumpd[6596]: starting at (uptime 7 days,
20:30:29) Mon Sep 25 11:21:08 2000
Sep 25 11:21:10 localhost kernel: eth0: found link beat
Sep 25 11:21:10 localhost kernel: eth0: autonegotiation complete:
100baseT-FD selected
.............................................................................
On pulling out the cable:
Sep 26 13:25:02 localhost kernel: eth0: lost link beat
Sep 26 13:25:02 localhost kernel: eth0: autonegotiation restarted
................................................................
This is kernel 2.2.x. I guess the drivers in pcmcia are the same as in
2.4.x, right? Any idea how to check for link status from user space even
if it is dependent on a specific adapter? (Pcmcia is of no interest to
me; for production and a serious lab testing pci cards would be used).
> Simply taking down the interface should be enough to remove it from
> enslavement.
>
I cannot ifconfig the interface down if it is a part of a bonded device.
It reports "device is busy".
Thanks.
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