Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 11:41:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: slava <sl@zeus.dnt.md> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 10baseT interface no down when cable is unpluged Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909021140440.44298-100000@dt010nb9.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909021720410.99762-100000@zeus.dnt.md>
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On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, slava wrote:
>
> hello
>
> I have a problem with gated ospf no detecting when my mx0
> interface goes down. Let's say I unplug the CAT5 cable from
> the card. Shouldn't ifconfig show me that the interface is down?
Why? You haven't downed it. "Down" does not mean "not working" in
this context.
> It reports exactly the same status as if the cable was there.
> The problem with ospf is it will issue an LSA only if the status of
> the interface is changed.
>
> Can anyone suggest an workaround this problem?
Attempt to ping whatever you're plugged into, and if it fails do
whatever you need to do?
Good luck,
Doug
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