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### Link Status Might Be Incorrect on a Solaris OS System (6774715)

In Solaris, if a NIC interface is not physically connected or plumbed (enabled), the `ifconfig` or `dladm` command output might show that the network interface is enabled even when it is not. The following example shows a system with disconnected network cables that is reporting the incorrect status:

    bash-3.00# dladm show-dev  ixgbe0          link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps       duplex: full
      ixgbe1          link: unknown   speed: 0     Mbps       duplex: full
      bash-3.00# ifconfig ixgbe0 plumb up ; ifconfig ixgbe1 plumb up
      bash-3.00# ifcnfig -a
    lo0: flags=2001000849 <UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
            inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
      ixgbe0: flags=1000843 <UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 4
            inet 0.0.0.0 netmask ff000000
            ether 0:1b:21:1a:69:e1
      ixgbe1: flags=1000843 <UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3
            inet 0.0.0.0 netmask ff000000
            ether 0:1b:21:1a:69:e0

The link status should not be "full' and the network status should not be "RUNNING" when then network cables are disconnected.

## Workaround

- If incorrect status is being reported, make sure that the cable is connected and the interface is plumbed.

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