[ltp] Link detection and Port Replicator II

[Alex Deucher]

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:21:39 +0200, Matthias Himber <mhimber@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am Samstag, 25. September 2004 01:53 schrieb Joachim Breitner
> mail-at-joachim-breitner.de |Linux-Thinkpad|:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I set up iflinkd to monitor cable plugging and unplugging. It works
> > flawlessly with the cable attached directly to the laptop, but not at
> > all when attached to the port replicator (with the laptop in it, of
> > course :-)). Actually, If i change the cable from the laptop to the port
> > rep, iflinkd switches back between up and down a few times and then
> > settles on down, deconfiguring my interface.
> >
> > Has anyone experienced similar problems, or can give me hints?
> >
> > Using a T41p here.
> >
> > Thx,
> > nomeata
> Works for me(TM) with ifplugd 0.25 and a T40p, both when connecting the cable
> directly and when using the port replicator's ethernet port.
> I googled for iflinkd, but found nothing. Is this a distro specific solution?
> HTH,
>         Matthias
> 

you might try messing with ethtool.  link detection is provided by the
MII interface on PCI ethernet cards, perhaps it's not being set up
properly on the port replicator.

Alex