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From: 4k3nd0 <4k3nd0@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ethtool on vlan interfaces
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:14:25
Message-Id: 4E00B93F.1010608@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] ethtool on vlan interfaces by Adam Carter
1 On 04/21/2011 01:55 AM, Adam Carter wrote:
2 > If i run ethtool on a vlan interface, does it show layer 1 or layer 2
3 > "link"?
4 >
5 > IIRC ciscos will report "line proto down" if layer 1 is up but layer 2/vlan
6 > is down. How is the status of layer 2 determined?
7 >
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10 FastEthernet0/0 is administratively down, line protocol is down (disabled)
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12 line protocol is layer 2