Hello Nicholas, Did you get any responses from this query ?
I to am very interested in this topic. Tia, JimL
On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Nicholas M. Kirsch wrote:
> This is off-topic, but perhaps one of you gurus can answer my
> question :
> Is there a common sysctl interface, or any interface at all, to tell
> whether the link status of a network card is up?
> It would be nice to programatically determine whether an ethernet cable
> has been removed or failed.
> Thanks very much.
> Nicholas M. Kirsch <nkirsch@insynq.com>
> InsynQ Data Utilities
> http://www.insynq.com
> 253.284.2032
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