[lwip-users] Behavior of netif_set_link_down

[Richner Simon]

Hi,

In my driver I call <netif_set_link_up> and <netif_set_link_down> when I
detect that a cable was connected to / removed from my device. However,
I noticed, that only setting the link up triggers <dhcp_network_changed>
and not setting link down. So when a cable gets removed, the
NETIF_FLAG_UP stays true.

In my application, I send some data periodically to a predefined IP.
When now the cable gets disconnected, the application doesn't get
informed about this, neighter gets the netif set down. So my application
continues to spam my hardware and sooner or later I get a buffer
overflow on my hardware!

=> What is calling <netif_set_link_down> good for, when it doesn't bring
the interface down?

=> What would be the best way to tell my application to stop streaming?



Best Regards
Simon