Check the physical status of an Ethernet port in Linux
Using in-built command :
root@abcd~# ethtool <ethX>
for eg:
root@abcd~# ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: No
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 1000Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
MDI-X: on
Supports Wake-on: pumbg
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000001 (1)
Link detected: yes
check the last line if it shows yes then that ethernet port is up.
OR
root@abcd~# dmesg | grep eth
device eth2 entered promiscuous modeigb: eth2 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TXADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth2: link becomes ready
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