Cable Networking Detection

Hi all,

I read about a Linux-utility that can detect whether a network cable has been
plugged in/"out" the network-card, and can then run some setup scripts.
I did unfortunately forget to bookmark the page, and cannot find the app
again.

Anyone ? Help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Evert

Evert Carton wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I read about a Linux-utility that can detect whether a network cable has
> been plugged in/"out" the network-card, and can then run some setup
> scripts. I did unfortunately forget to bookmark the page, and cannot find
> the app again.
>
> Anyone ? Help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Evert

It may be "mii-tool". Works on most PCI controllers.

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 21:33:51 +0000, Mark Hackett wrote:

> Evert Carton wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I read about a Linux-utility that can detect whether a network cable has
>> been plugged in/"out" the network-card, and can then run some setup
>> scripts. I did unfortunately forget to bookmark the page, and cannot find
>> the app again.
>>
>> Anyone ? Help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Evert
>
> It may be "mii-tool". Works on most PCI controllers.

That's the one.
Thx !!

Evert

"Evert Carton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> I read about a Linux-utility that can detect whether a network cable has
been
> plugged in/"out" the network-card, and can then run some setup scripts.
> I did unfortunately forget to bookmark the page, and cannot find the app
> again.
>
> Anyone ? Help would be greatly appreciated.
>

In addition to the obvious mii-tool, if you need to have automatic interface
up/down according to the plugging state, have a look at ifplugd
<http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/>.

I'm using it on my Debian Woody laptop, so it can be used alternating
between wired and wireless LAN connection.

Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio @ iki fi

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 20:55:51 +0000, Tauno Voipio wrote:

>
> "Evert Carton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I read about a Linux-utility that can detect whether a network cable has
> been
>> plugged in/"out" the network-card, and can then run some setup scripts.
>> I did unfortunately forget to bookmark the page, and cannot find the app
>> again.
>>
>> Anyone ? Help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>
> In addition to the obvious mii-tool, if you need to have automatic interface
> up/down according to the plugging state, have a look at ifplugd
> <http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/>.
>
> I'm using it on my Debian Woody laptop, so it can be used alternating
> between wired and wireless LAN connection.
>
> Tauno Voipio
> tauno voipio @ iki fi

That's even better !
Evert