Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 01:49:37 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Joe McGuckin <joe@via.net> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ethernet bug - 2.1.6-RELEASE Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970128012812.240B-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <199701280527.VAA23113@monk.via.net>
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On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Joe McGuckin wrote: > I've noticed that if I disconnect the ethernet cable from my > de0 NIC, I no longer see the warning message about the cable > being unplugged. Also, when I plug it back in, I no longer > see the message about the UTP cable being plugged in. > > Also, once disconnected, the ethernet port no longer works and > the machine must be rebooted to restore functionality. > > joe This seems somewhat dependant on the kind of card used. A SMC Etherpower 10/UTP behaves correctly, if disconnected and reconnected. A D-Link (DE-650?) with BNC/UTP did not do this properly. Fooling about with "ifconfig de0 -linkX" did manage to get it working again. I think the problem is that some cards don't properly indicate whether a particular interface is working, or not working, to the driver, except on power-on. Tom
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