A modern normal network card will have onboard an Ethernet controller which, of course, is a pre-programmed microcontroller. Not only does it do the things required to keep a computer on the ...

The ethtool utility on Linux allows you to view and change some of your network-driver and interface-card settings, especially for wired devices. These include their speed, whether the interface ...

Can anyone tell me or point me to a reference for how to determine if a network interface is up at the end of the boot sequence. I have googled around, but not really found what I'm looking for.