Re: Wired NIC bridged through WLAN AP doesn't auto-connect

[Steinar Bang <sb dod no>]

>>>>> Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>:

> The driver doesn't support ethtool, but can you do the mii-tool test
> for it?  Please report the results of running '/sbin/mii-tool
> <interface>' (as root) both with and without a cable plugged in.  Make
> sure you wait about 20 seconds after the cable is plugged in or
> unplugged to ensure that the driver has noticed the change.

Here are three outputs from mii-tool.  I didn't specify the interface,
since it came up with it on its own.

I started off in connected state, disconnected and reconnected.  I
waited a minute or so after disconnect and reconnect before running
mii-tool.

$ sudo /sbin/mii-tool -v
eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok
  product info: National DP83840A rev 1
  basic mode:   autonegotiation enabled
  basic status: autonegotiation complete, link ok
  capabilities: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
  advertising:  100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
  link partner: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD flow-control

Disconnected (nm-applet still showing connected icon):
$ sudo /sbin/mii-tool -v
eth0: no link
  product info: National DP83840A rev 1
  basic mode:   autonegotiation enabled
  basic status: no link
  capabilities: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
  advertising:  100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD

Reconnected (No change to nm-applet):
$ sudo /sbin/mii-tool -v
eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok
  product info: National DP83840A rev 1
  basic mode:   autonegotiation enabled
  basic status: autonegotiation complete, link ok
  capabilities: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
  advertising:  100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
  link partner: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD flow-control