Re: Problem with mii-tool...
Norbert Gruener wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have a "Samsung X10plus" laptop with the builtin ethernet interface
>"Broadcom 4400 10/100BaseT". I am running the "Sarge" snapshot from
>Dec 5th.
>
>I have my laptop connected to the ethernet before I start booting.
>After I had booted my system I submit the command
>
> "mii-tool eth0"
>
>and the respond is
>
> No MIT transceiver present.
>
>
>Then I start "eth0" manually (ifup eth0). Everything works fine. I
>get a network connection. Now I stop it again (ifdown eth0) and I
>unplug the ethernet cable. When I now submit the command "mii-tool
>eth0" I get the answer I was expecting
>
> eth0: no link
>
>
>My question is why do I get the message "No MIT transceiver present"
>right after the booting?
>
>This behavior makes it impossible to detect if I am hooked to the
>network and automatically startup my ethernet interface.
>
>Any help or any pointer would be appreciated.
>
>Thank you in advance
>
>
Weird. What kernel are you running? I have a Dell Poweredge 1750 with
two Broacam 5704s running the 2.6 kernel that works fine wrt mii-tool.
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