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Subject: [gentoo-user] ethtool on vlan interfaces
From: Adam Carter <adamcarter3@gmail.com>
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If i run ethtool on a vlan interface, does it show layer 1 or layer 2
"link"?

IIRC ciscos will report "line proto down" if layer 1 is up but layer 2/vlan
is down. How is the status of layer 2 determined?

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If i run ethtool on a vlan interface, does it show layer 1 or layer 2 &quot;link&quot;?<br><br>IIRC ciscos will report &quot;line proto down&quot; if layer 1 is up but layer 2/vlan is down. How is the status of layer 2 determined?<br>

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