I got one response, which basically explains everything.
Thanks goes to Dr. Tom Blinn
...
My colleague who maintains a number of the network interface drivers says:
------- Forwarded Message
This isn't 'tra' specific. ALL interfaces will set OACTIVE when output is
active. That means that the device is busy transmitting.
------- End of Forwarded Message
I'm sure there is a header file somewhere that documents the bits that can
be reported by "ifconfig"; but I didn't find it with this command:
find /usr/include -type f -exec grep -i OACTIVE {} /dev/null \;
-----Original Message-----
From: Bacevicius, Tom
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 2:59 PM
To: Tru64-Unix-Managers (E-mail)
Subject: what does <OACTIVE> ifconfig flag mean?
Hi folks,
Just a quick question. I noticed that `ifconfig tra0` gives me different
results when I run it, and I can't figure out what's causing it.
Normally the output of the command gives
tra0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX>
.....
But once in a while I get
tra0: flags=9863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,OACTIVE>
.....
What is the OACTIVE flag about?
I haven't been able to find any documentation about it, so I would welcome a
point in the right direction or an answer if it's simple.
In case it's important, the system is a clustered 8400 running DU4.0D PK3.
Thanks for any help.
Tom Bacevicius
Received on Mon Jan 03 2000 - 11:58:16 NZDT