nic + detecting the presence of a carrier

[Gregory Machin]

Is there not a value in /proc i can get ??

On 8/31/06, Frank Elsner <Elsner at zrz.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:04:12 +0200 Gregory Machin wrote:
> > Hi.
> > I need to write a script the can restart services based on where a cable
> is
> > plugged into a nic or not ..
> > How do I get the status of the carrier on the nic ...
>
> The output of "ethtool ethX" contains the line
>
>                Link detected: yes
>
> and the output of "mii-tool ethX" shows
>
>                    eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok
>
> which both should be usable for your purpose.
>
>
>
> --Frank Elsner
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