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diff --git a/man/ifplugstatus.8.xml.in b/man/ifplugstatus.8.xml.in index 1f4aed8..684ba02 100644 --- a/man/ifplugstatus.8.xml.in +++ b/man/ifplugstatus.8.xml.in @@ -32,10 +32,20 @@ <p>ifplugstatus is an utility which may be used to detect the link status of a local Linux ethernet device, much in the same way mii-diag, mii-tool and ethtool work. In fact it supports all - three different APIs these three tools use. Thus, it provides - maximal compatibility. The newest API (ethtool) is used first, - than the next older (mii-diag) and at last the oldest - (mii-tool). It may be used in shell script since it returns the + three different APIs these three tools use. In addition it supports + link checking with the IFF_RUNNING interface flag, which most modern + drivers (not only ethernet) support, and association status checking + with the wireless extension API for WLAN devices.</p> + + <p>The APIs are tried in the following order:</p> + + <p>First the cleanest API: <arg>IFF_RUNNING</arg> (aka ifconfig API)</p> + <p>Second the newest API: <arg>SIOCETHTOOL</arg> (aka ethtool API)</p> + <p>Third the next older API: <arg>SIOCGMIIREG</arg> (aka mii-diag API)</p> + <p>Than the WLAN API: <arg>wireless extension</arg> (aka iwconfig API)</p> + <p>Finally the oldest API: <arg>SIOCPRIV</arg> (aka mii-tool API)</p> + + <p>It may be used in shell script since it returns the current status as return value. It is especially useful to detect the available APIs on the used network driver. (Option <opt>-v</opt>)</p> |