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Date:      Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:50:56 -0800
From:      John-Mark Gurney <jmg@funkthat.com>
To:        h bagade <bagadeh@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: how to completely makes an interface down?
Message-ID:  <20130124195056.GB1410@funkthat.com>
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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...

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