Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:38:27 -0500 From: Adam McDougall <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to completely makes an interface down? Message-ID: <5102C313.8060503@egr.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <CAARSjE320t=PjZ=ws2LRMbdc7C93OgPeSSGOXYODRqQtuvAmxQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAARSjE0-pFR0yf7xbycPkjrZCvokGp=r7Ls=HeP83t60nhGVVg@mail.gmail.com> <20130124195056.GB1410@funkthat.com> <CAARSjE320t=PjZ=ws2LRMbdc7C93OgPeSSGOXYODRqQtuvAmxQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 01/25/13 12:33, h bagade wrote: > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:20 PM, John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com> wrote: > >> h bagade wrote this message on Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 16:59 +0330: >>> I'm searching for a method or configuration which when I make the >> interface >>> down, the led goes off. Currently the led still remains on when I >> shutdowns >>> the interface! Is there any way to do this? >> >> Not all ethernet drivers disable the PHY when you down the interface... >> You can try to use: >> ifconfig <int> media none >> >> to shutdown the PHY, but the em driver on 9.1 doesn't have it, but re >> (7.2-R and -current) and msk (-current) seems to have it... >> >> Also, why do you want the led to go off? Remeber, the led is just an >> indication if there is a link established, not what will happen to the >> packets that are received... >> >> -- >> John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 >> >> "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not." >> > > Thanks for your comments. What I wanna to do is informing the other end > that the interface is down and also be able to find out that the other > neighbors are also down or not! > So firstly, I need to find a way to make the led go off like when the cable > is not connected. Then I also need to know how to find out the other end is > going off! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Can you use LACP on that link The state of LACP can indicate to both sides whether the other end is working. See if_lagg
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