[afnog] Ethernet Interface still UP even Cable is not plugintoit

[Bruno Agbessitse]

Hi Antonio,

 

Yes I have shutdown the interface.

 

Bruno

 

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From: afnog-bounces at afnog.org [mailto:afnog-bounces at afnog.org] On Behalf Of
Antonio Godinho
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:59 AM
To: Ezra Banoba; afnog at afnog.org
Subject: Re: [afnog] Ethernet Interface still UP even Cable is not
plugintoit

 

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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> 
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Antonio Godinho 
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CIUEM 
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