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Subject: Re: should looking at an interface with 'ifconfig' trigger a change
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> The bce driver is not properly generating link state events.

OK, that explains why it doesnt failover - but why does looking at it
with ifconfig make a difference ? surely that should be 'read only ?

-pete.