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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #682367 +++ Description of problem: Network devices can have arbitrary names, and due to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ConsistentNetworkDeviceNaming, will have different names in Fedora 15. mii-tool, if passed no arguments, will only iterate across devices named ethX. ... /* No remaining args means show all interfaces. */ if (optind == argc) { ret = 1; for (i = 0; i < MAX_ETH; i++) { sprintf(s, "eth%d", i); ret &= do_one_xcvr(skfd, s, 1); } ... etc. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): net-tools-1.60 How reproducible: By inspection. Additional info: It does say the program is obsolete. We could just remove it?
Without any argument it just don't print anything for device with name other than ethX. When passing device name as argument mii-tool works as expected. So I think this isn't a blocker/exception and therefore can be moved to 6.2
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Unless a device name was specified on the command line, the mii-tool utility automatically checked Ethernet interfaces from eth0 to eth7. Similarly, running the mii-diag or ether-wake utility without the device name caused it to use eth0 by default. However, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 introduces the possibility to use arbitrary names for these network interfaces. Because of this, the mii-tool, mii-diag, and ether-wake utilities have been adapted to require a device name to be specified on the command line.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0690.html