From: Umarzuki Mochlis on
# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:ec:b1:5a:76
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:873412038 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:219 Base address:0xe000

# ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: Unknown! (0)
Duplex: Half
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: pumbg
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
Link detected: no

is there any application that could cause this situation to happen?

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Umarzuki Mochlis
http://debmal.my
From: Mark Kamichoff on
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 07:02:24AM +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote:
> # ifconfig
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:ec:b1:5a:76
> UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

The "UP" flag listed is just the admin status. However, it's missing
the "RUNNING" flag, which will indicate that there is link and the
interface is operationally up.

> is there any application that could cause this situation to happen?

Sure. Run "ifconfig eth0 up" but don't plug anything into the NIC.

- Mark

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