I get this output when running the 'broken' kernel. When running the older kernel the mii-tool shows the expected result instead.
$ ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
link/ether 5c:26:0a:7a:26:34 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: eth1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DORMANT mode DORMANT qlen 1000
link/ether d0:df:9a:d8:2b:46 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
$ sudo mii-tool
[sudo] password for stephen:
SIOCGMIIPHY on 'eth1' failed: Operation not supported
no MII interfaces found
Following the advice here: http:// www.davidpashle y.com/articles/ network- troubleshooting .html
I get this output when running the 'broken' kernel. When running the older kernel the mii-tool shows the expected result instead.
$ ip link UP,LOWER_ UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT BROADCAST, MULTICAST, UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000 BROADCAST, MULTICAST, UP,LOWER_ UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DORMANT mode DORMANT qlen 1000
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,
link/ether 5c:26:0a:7a:26:34 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: eth1: <NO-CARRIER,
link/ether d0:df:9a:d8:2b:46 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
$ sudo mii-tool
[sudo] password for stephen:
SIOCGMIIPHY on 'eth1' failed: Operation not supported
no MII interfaces found