167974 – net-misc/networkmanager detects link state incorrectly at start

Bug 167974 - net-misc/networkmanager detects link state incorrectly at start

Summary: net-misc/networkmanager detects link state incorrectly at start

Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Steev Klimaszewski (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2007-02-22 10:01 UTC by Miroslaw Mieszczak
Modified:	2007-07-02 22:27 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Log from startup of networkmanager (messages.log,12.16 KB, text/plain) 2007-02-22 10:02 UTC, Miroslaw Mieszczak	Details
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Description Miroslaw Mieszczak 2007-02-22 10:01:39 UTC

When networkmanager starts, it detect incorrectly link state of network card. It assumes that link is in connected state even if it isn't. This lead into problems when card get connected into network, because dhcp configuration cannot be got from network.

Please see attached log.
I have tested this with 2 different types of ethernet cards (rtl8139, rtl8169), and on x86 and amd64 architectures.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Miroslaw Mieszczak 2007-02-22 10:02:19 UTC

Created attachment 110968 [details]
Log from startup of networkmanager

Comment 2 Steev Klimaszewski (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-21 00:26:32 UTC

If this is happening it is due to the drivers reporting link state when there is no link.  Does this still exist with latest kernels?

Comment 3 João Vale 2007-07-02 22:27:00 UTC

I'm having exactly the same issue.

kernel: suspend2-2.6.21-r6
driver: 8139too