[E1000-devel] False ethtool report on Link Detection

[Anand R. M. <an...@gm...>]

I m using the e1000e driver for Intel 82574L chipset .
When the cable is plugged in and Auto Negotiated , It reports as Link
Detected as NO. I need to do a ifconfig up eth3 to get the Link
Detected as YES .

Is this the expected behavior of the new driver -  e1000e: Intel(R)
PRO/1000 Network Driver - 2.2.14-NAPI .
Is there a work around on the driver for this ?

ethtool eth3
Settings for eth3:
	Supported ports: [ TP ]
	Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
	                        1000baseT/Full
	Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
	Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
	                        100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
	                        1000baseT/Full
	Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
	Speed: 1000Mb/s
	Duplex: Full
	Port: Twisted Pair
	PHYAD: 1
	Transceiver: internal
	Auto-negotiation: on
	Supports Wake-on: pumbg
	Wake-on: g
	Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
	Link detected: no