Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:19:04 -0700 From: Bruce Ferrell <bferrell@baywinds.org> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's happening Message-ID: <4A411C98.6060404@baywinds.org> In-Reply-To: <19009.6320.326422.114616@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <3D998B9F6DB749B580ABD388D242FD09@jarasc430> <20090623155534.GD42357@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <19009.6320.326422.114616@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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Robert Huff wrote: > David Kelly writes: > >> > Can anyone explain this: >> > >> > Jun 23 17:09:09 zeus kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN >> > Jun 23 17:22:25 zeus kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP >> > >> > What's causing this??? >> >> The wire was disconnected during that time. Possibly the >> hub/switch lost power, or the modem was down. > > It also happens to some cards during boot-up. I have an Intel > Pro/1000, connected to a live switch; during boot I get an > UP->DOWN->UP transition. > As far as I can tell, it's harmless. To the OP: does this > transition affect traffic? > > > Robert Huff depending in the switch, it could be negotiating speed/duplex. Some if configured to auto switch will do it continuously
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