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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: Off-topic : Network Driver Link Status
From:       "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr () baby-dragons ! com>
Date:       2000-04-30 18:41:30
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	Hello Nicholas,  Did you get any responses from this query ?
	I to am very interested in this topic.  Tia, JimL

On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Nicholas M. Kirsch wrote:
> This is off-topic, but perhaps one of you gurus can answer my
> question :
> Is there a common sysctl interface, or any interface at all, to tell
> whether the link status of a network card is up? 
> It would be nice to programatically determine whether an ethernet cable
> has been removed or failed.
> Thanks very much.
> Nicholas M. Kirsch <nkirsch@insynq.com>
> InsynQ Data Utilities
> http://www.insynq.com
> 253.284.2032
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