eepro100 does not detect the link beat on NetGEAR switch FS608v2 !?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, May 09, 2005 at 07:30:42PM -0400, Marc Lijour wrote:
> I got the switch working. 
> However there is a problem:
> 
> (extract from #service network start)
> May  9 18:45:22 router ifplugd(eth0)[28473]: ifplugd 0.21b initializing.
> May  9 18:45:22 router ifplugd(eth0)[28473]: Using interface 
> eth0/00:A0:C9:39:DB:80 with driver <eepro100> (version: eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 
> 9/29
> /99 Don)
> May  9 18:45:22 router ifplugd(eth0)[28473]: Using detection mode: SIOCGMIIPHY
> May  9 18:45:22 router ifplugd(eth0)[28473]: Initialization complete, link 
> beat not detected.
> May  9 18:45:22 router network: Bringing up interface eth0:  failed
> 
> ifplugd monitors eth0 on this system (well, I learnt something today!).
> But it fails seeing the link beat and shuts down my card.
> 
> But is works with the other card working with the 8139too driver.
> May  9 18:31:39 router ifplugd(eth2)[25008]: ifplugd 0.21b initializing.
> May  9 18:31:39 router kernel: eth2: link up, 10Mbps, half-duplex, lpa 0x0000
> May  9 18:31:39 router ifplugd(eth2)[25008]: Using interface 
> eth2/00:60:67:72:4F:EE with driver <8139too> (version: 0.9.27)
> May  9 18:31:39 router ifplugd(eth2)[25008]: Using detection mode: SIOCGMIIPHY
> May  9 18:31:39 router ifplugd(eth2)[25008]: Initialization complete, link 
> beat detected.
> May  9 18:31:39 router ifplugd(eth2)[25008]: Executing 
> '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action eth2 up'.
> May  9 18:31:41 router ifplugd(eth2)[25008]: Program executed successfully.
> May  9 18:31:41 router network: Bringing up interface eth2:  succeeded
> 
> 
> Now my next question is: how do I disable nicely ifplugd?

Never heard of it.  Did you try e100 driver?  It tends to be far
superior to the crappy old eepro100 driver in my experience.  Maybe
ifplugd uses an interface the old driver doesn't provide or something.

Lennart Sorensen
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