Forum Discussion

AlexNTK's avatar
AlexNTK
Icon for New Contributor rankNew Contributor
6 years ago
Solved

i219LM and i211AT LAN adapter

Hi everybody, Is it possible to keep alive the ethernet connection always even if cable is "disconnected" from the adapter (i219LM and i211AT LAN adapter) ? This is required because in case of powe...
  • AlfredoS_Intel's avatar
    AlfredoS_Intel
    5 years ago

    Hi Alexntk,

    We are just following up.

    It looks like you need more time to assess the answers that we have provided.

    We will follow up again after 3 business days. Should we not hear from you, our system may automatically close the thread.



    Best Regards,

    Alfred S

    Intel Customer Support


AlfredoS_Intel's avatar
AlfredoS_Intel
Icon for Occasional Contributor rankOccasional Contributor
5 years ago

Hi Alexntk,

Thank you for waiting for our update.

While we were checking, these questions came into mind which will help us find an answer for your question regarding the realtek cards:

1. We would like to know how you confirmed that Realtek cards still provide a Static IP Address even if the cable is disconnected. When you disconnect a cable from these cards, do you retype IPConfig, and they still show with a Static IP Address?

2. We would also like to ask if you tried the Microsoft Loopback Adapter recommendation by our engineers. It involves installing a Microsoft Loopback Adapter which can emulate which you can assign a dummy IP address.

We look forward to your reply. Should we not get your reply, we will follow up after three business days.

Best Regards,

Alfred S

Intel Customer Support


AlexNTK's avatar
AlexNTK
Icon for New Contributor rankNew Contributor
5 years ago

Hi AlfredoS,

I tried two network cards with RTL 8169/8110 PCI and 8168B / 8111B controller from Realtek and I confirm that if set with a static IP address, when the cable is removed the ping command response is still alive. This does not happen if a DHCP address is assigned. For this reason i will propose this work-around to my customer to bypass the problem. Thanks.

P.S. Microsoft Loopback Adapter fails after customer's test, but maybe customer miss something inside configuration. Have you a short guide about how to configure it correctly ?

Thanks

Alex