Flyspray task #928 - Awfully slow network start with broken link cable

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Project: PLD 2.x (Ac)
Summary: Awfully slow network start with broken link cable
Task Type: Bug Report
Category: rc-scripts
** Status: New
Operating System: All
Severity: Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version: PLD 2.0:0.4.0.13-1
Due in Version: 
Percent Complete: 0
Details: When PLD starts networking and the network cable is not
connected, I have a looong delay (probably in dhcp client). 

The simple solution is to use mii-tool to detect "link failed" and exit
the /sbin/ifup script early:


diff -c /sbin/ifup.org /sbin/ifup
*** /sbin/ifup.org	2004-05-02 20:50:35.000000000 +0200
--- /sbin/ifup	2004-07-08 10:06:10.211016776 +0200
***************
*** 75,80 ****
--- 75,89 ----
      exit 1
  fi
  
+ if [ "$DEVICETYPE" = "eth" -a -x /sbin/mii-tool ]; then
+ #    echo checking  device ${DEVICE} 
+     if (/sbin/mii-tool ${DEVICE} | grep  -q "no link"); then
+ 	nls "No link - check cable at %s" ${DEVICE}
+ 	exit 1
+     fi
+ fi
+ 
+ 
  if is_yes "$SLAVE" && [ -n "$MASTER" -a -x /sbin/ifenslave ]; then
      RFLAG="" && is_yes "${RECIEVE-ONLY}" && RFLAG="-r"
  


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