[ltp] R60: eth0 down when cable is pulled

Pablo Vera linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:24:55 -0600


Felix E. Klee wrote:
> * Pinging the 192.168.0.5 works locally under all circumstances (ifplugd
>   is disabled).
> 
> * Pinging 192.168.0.5 from a virtual machine running under VMware
>   through a bridged network connection is what does not work.  And, this
>   seems to be normal behavior.

I have a R-40 with Linspire 5.1 & VMware.  I use two VMs, one with 
Ubuntu Server 6.06 and another with WinXP.  Networks are bridged in both 
VMs and when the cable is disconnected, they can still ping each other. 
  If the network is down, then they cannot communicate with each other.

Pablo