Markus W Kilbinger wrote:
> Should 'shutdown -p now' also turn off nic's ethernet link?
> 
> On my i386 with a fxp nic an acpi enabled kernel is able to power down
> the machine with 'shitdown -p ...', but the fxp's ethernet link
> remains active (as I can see on my little network switch).
> 
> Is this normal? Is there any parameter/kernel option to control this
> behavior?

   I would certainly expect that that's normal, or else Wake-On-LAN
wouldn't work.  As to whether or not it can be controlled, that I'm
afraid I don't know.  Hopefully someone else can contribute that
information.

                             - Chris