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
