Re: not handling media link changes for wired ethernet

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Casey Harkins wrote:
> [after connecting the cable]
> signal interface=org.freedesktop.Hal.Device; member=PropertyModified; 
> sender=:1.1
> int32:2
> string:net.80203.rate
> boolean:false
> boolean:true
> string:net.80203.link
> boolean:false
> boolean:false
> 
> [after removing the cable]
> signal interface=org.freedesktop.Hal.Device; member=PropertyModified; 
> sender=:1.1
> int32:2
> string:net.80203.rate
> boolean:true
> boolean:false
> string:net.80203.link
> boolean:false
> boolean:false

Ok, take a look at the two booleans after the net.80203.link.  They are both 
false.  Unfortunately, that means that the driver doesn't seem to be relaying 
the link status to HAL.  But file a bug against HAL and see if David can fix it.  
It may well be a driver issue, which driver are you using (ie, what module is 
loaded for your sis900?)  Even if the driver prints messages, it doesn't mean 
the driver is forwarding link events over netlink sockets, which is what HAL and 
just about everything else uses.  The driver needs to be using 
netif_carrier_on() and netif_carrier_off() rather than just printing messages to 
the console.

Dan