On 8/31/06, Gregory Machin <gregory.machin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is there not a value in /proc i can get ?? On 8/31/06, Frank Elsner <Elsner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Gregory Machin gregory.machin@xxxxxxxxx www.linuxpro.co.za -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Hi Gregory Machin! You might find this interesting (note: email wrap will probably mess up the display, I needed to put my terminal to full screen to properly see it): tod@tod-desktop:~/Desktop$ cat /proc/net/dev Inter-| Receive | Transmit face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed lo: 832 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 832 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 eth0: 862723 2467 0 0 0 0 0 0 614738 2224 0 0 0 0 0 0 sit0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tod@tod-desktop:~/Desktop$ Good hunting! Tod
