From: sven falempin (sven.falempingmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2010 - 05:56:38 CDT

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2010/9/1 sven falempin <sven.falempingmail.com>

> michal - I don't want to regularly launch a command: i'm looking for a
> command that answer interface status. Like the ifconfig status.
> chadwick - Yes the ifconfig output may be parsed but it may change, (for
> example the trunk interfaces output has change recently).
> <<ifconfig fxp0 | grep UP && do something/nothing>> is what i need.
>
> Nevertheless, i look for a better solution because the UP keyword is not
> documented, because there is also RUNNING and because i don't want to
> rewrite a interface status checker each time ifconfig output is changed !-)
>
>
> 2010/9/1 Kevin Chadwick <ma1l1istsyahoo.co.uk>
>
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:57:46 +0200
>> sven falempin <sven.falempingmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > ( gmail shorcut :( )
>> >
>> > to update a file with status of interfaces. it looks like a 'hack'.
>> >
>> > So ifstated is event driven (and monitor changes), how should my script
>> > check the current state of an interfaces ? without parsing the output of
>> > ifconfig who often changes.
>> >
>> > regards.
>> >
>> > 2010/9/1 sven falempin <sven.falempingmail.com>
>> >
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > I am looking for a simple way to check interfaces states, I just read
>> > > ifconfig, netstat and ifstated manpages.
>> > > So i may use ifstated to upda
>> >
>>
>> Don't really know what your asking.
>>
>> You can setup a ifstated loop, there are examples on the net and in
>> ifstated.conf
>>
>> Or
>>
>> If immediate action isn't required or wanted after an unknown event, you
>> could just use.
>>
>> ifconfig fxp0 || do something (e.g. ifconfig fxp0 create or /bin/sh
>> netstart)
>> ifconfig fxp0 && do something/nothing
>> ifconfig fxp0 | grep UP && do something/nothing
>> ifconfig fxp0 | grep UP || do something (e.g ifconfig fxp0 up)
>>
>>
>
>
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