[afnog] Ethernet Interface still UP even Cable is not plug intoit

Antonio Godinho antonio at uem.mz
Thu Jul 13 11:59:21 EAT 2006


I seem to have checked that on your interface report the interface was administratively down. Is this correct?

AG

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:13:52 +0300, Ezra Banoba wrote
> On 7/11/06, Herbert Maosa <h_maosa at blueyonder.co.uk > wrote:

I have seen this happen only when  keepalives are disabled on the interface.
> 
> And on a faulty interface as well... 
> 
> Bruno, if you are sure you do not have a 'no keepalives' statement in your interface configuration and the interface still stays "up up" when cable is detached, AND the ethernet cable to the attached device is 'good' i.e tested and you still cant get traffic across the interface to that device [well configured], then I'm not sure that interface is any good.....
> 
> Herbert.
> 
> Bruno Agbessitse wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ezra,
> >
> >
> > 
> > Only the default keepalives
> >
> > No configuration of keepalives is done on this interface.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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> bad measures.
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> 
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Antonio Godinho 
B.Sc., MCP+I, MCSE, CCNA, CCNP 
CIUEM 
Maputo 
Mozambique

 
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