determine if a ethernet interface is up

Howto check if a ethernet interface is up?
It's impossible to determine via the ipaddress i have learned, or?

Can someone please give me a hint on howto do?
Environment == Linux x86 GNU GCC.
:smiley:
regards
Esaia

I think ifconfig is what your after.
Check the man pages.

it's useful to install mii-tool. it works fine on newer cards but you may encounter problems with old cards.