[PLUG] IFCONFIG Carrier Errors?

[Kenneth G. Stephens]

On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 21:05, Chris Jantzen wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 08:54:18PM -0800, Erik wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me what a Carrier error is in IFCONFIG?  I've got some
> > wierdness with my IPCop box and am trying to figure out the troubles.
> > (Probably a bad cable.)
> 
> If it's on an Ethernet port, then yes, it means bad cable. Signals are
> getting interference and not presenting a good carrier signal to the
> receiver.
> 
> -- 
> chris kb7rnl =->
I have seen where carrier errors also indicate a duplex mismatch.  You may 
need set the duplex with parameters in your /etc/modules.comf if the driver is
a kernel module or passed in the boot parameters if the driver is
compiled in the kernel.

Ken Stephens
CAD2CAM.COM