[ale] detecting an unplugged network cable?

[Wandered Inn]

hirsch at zapmedia.com wrote:
> 
> Is there any way to detect when a network cable gets unplugged?  My
> windows colleagues say that windows can tell within seconds of the
> cable being yanked that there is no network, but I can't.  The card is
> clearly aware of it, too, since the green light goes out, but I don't
> know how to check for the connection.  Is there a way?

Give the cable a good tug, if it comes to you, it's unplugged.  Sorry, I
couldn't resist.

So, how is it that Windows demonstrates the fact that the nic is
unplugged?

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael
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