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> Most nics have two lights and one is usually a "link" light 
> that flashes constantly when it has a link.

Flashes? Usually, in my experience, the link light on the NIC is steady. On
a switch with only one light for each port, the light is steady to indicate
a link and only flashes when it's busy.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz 
> [mailto:Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of Stephen 
> J. McCracken
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:15 AM
> To: A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.
> Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] Up again
> 
> Ed Hurst wrote:
> > Okay, the ProSignia is running. I had to grab a 4GB SCSI to replace 
> > one of the 2GB drives to have enough room to install. 
> Everything seems 
> > to be okay for now, just kinda slow. Now for a technical question:
> > 
> > What does it mean if the light on the switch indicating my 
> machine is 
> > flashing continuously, even when the interface is down? I had to 
> > change one cable, because it got no lights at all.
> Most nics have two lights and one is usually a "link" light 
> that flashes constantly when it has a link.
> 
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