Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Mark Gordon <mark.gt@×××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-user] Patch to net-tools to allow mii-tool to activate/deactive interfaces based on media
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:26:06
Message-Id: 20021217082349.4dd91762.mark.gt@flash-gordon.me.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-user] Patch to net-tools to allow mii-tool to activate/deactive interfaces based on media by Tom Prado
1 On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:44:48 -0500 (EST)
2 Tom Prado <tprado@×××××××.net> wrote:
3
4 >
5 > Sign me up! I also vote for suspending the net connection instead of
6 > stopping it. It would be nice to have the network interface state
7 > detectable during initial boot up too so we don't have to wait for
8 > dhcpcd to timeout the first time.
9 >
10 > Tom Prado
11 >
12 > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, George Shapovalov wrote:
13 >
14 > > Yep, I would like that too.
15 > >
16 > > George
17 > >
18 > >
19 > > [skipped]
20 > > > > The developer assigned to this bug has requested email on the
21 > > > > lists for people who would like this functionality before it
22 > > > > will be added to portage. If you would like to see this patch
23 > > > > added, please reply to this message.
24 > > > >
25 > > > > Thanks!
26
27 I would like it to suspend the network rather than stopping it as well.
28 In the office it is not that uncommon for me to lend my notebooks
29 network connection to someone visiting me.
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31 Mark Gordon
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