Am Donnerstag 22 April 2010 19:25:48 schrieb James D. Parra:
Try the more modern version "ip addr":
# ip addr show dev eth0 2: eth0:
mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:50:8b:95:6e:4e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.2.128/24 brd 192.168.2.255 scope global eth0 inet6 fe80::250:8bff:fe95:6e4e/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever Notice the "LOWER_UP" flag.
Otherwise, I'd suggest "ethtool":
# ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 100Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 1 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: g Wake-on: d Current message level: 0x00000007 (7) Link detected: yes ~~~~~~~
Thank you, Per Jessen, and others, for your suggestions. The link connection status is shown with 'ethtool', however that tool is not part of the Rescue session on the install DVD. The command 'ip addr show' has 'state DOWN' even with the nics cabled and connected to the network. Definitely getting closer to a solution.
Unfortunately there are multiple methods to check the link status and different drivers use different mehods and some cannot check the link status at all. The program ifplugstatus I suggested uses all all known methods for the check. Herbert -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org