Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 01:25:31 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: tom@uniserve.com (Tom) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, phk@critter.freebsd.dk, sthaug@nethelp.no, jas@flyingfox.com, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Which PCI Ethernet card is best for FreeBSD-current? Message-ID: <199710060125.SAA02857@usr05.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971005170328.10864j-100000@shell.uniserve.com> from "Tom" at Oct 5, 97 05:07:25 pm
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> > > >However, currently ethernet interfaces that do not have carrier/link > > > >active, still show us UP. I wish that loss of carrier/link would force > > > >the interface into a DOWN state automatically. I realize this would > > > >require some driver changes. > > > > > > Well, go for it :-) > > > > Question: If I DOWN an interface, do that effect its own transmission > > of carrier/link? > > I think this is rather silly. You can't even control this on most > cards. They transmit carrrier from power-up till power-off. I don't see > any sense in it all. > > A configured ethernet device should always be attempting to get link. > It would be nice if this link state was reflectetd in the interface state. If it's DOWN, what happens to the link state? Are you only considering 10bT here? Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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