[NTLUG:Discuss] Network

[Tom Woody]

If you notice, the UP BROADCAST RUNNING when the cable is connected
changes to UP BROADCAST (but not running) when cable is disconnected

[woody at vader woody]$ /sbin/ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:E3:20:F8:0A
          inet addr:192.168.1.217  Bcast:192.168.1.255 
Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          <snip>

[woody at vader woody]$ /sbin/ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:E3:20:F8:0A
          inet addr:192.168.1.217  Bcast:192.168.1.255 
Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
         <snip>

On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 10:08, MadHat wrote:
> 
> OK, so with ifconfig I can see if an interface is administratively up or
> not (or change it of course), but is there a way to see if the Line is
> up or not?  By that I mean is it connected, do we have link light?
> 
> -- 
> MadHat at Unspecific.com
> `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
> `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here...'
>    -- Lewis Carroll - _Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_
> 
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Tom Woody

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