Link State on Interface Down

This feature sets if link is enabled or disabled when the interface is brought down. If this is set to Disabled and you bring an interface down (using an administrative tool, or in another way), then the port will lose its link. This allows an attached switch to detect that the interface is no longer up. However, if Wake on LAN or manageability is enabled on this port, the link will remain up.

To change this setting in Intel® PROSet:

This setting is found on the Advanced tab of the device’s Device Manager property sheet or in the Adapter Settings panel in Intel® PROSet Adapter Configuration Utility (Intel® PROSet ACU).

To change this setting in Windows PowerShell*, use the Set-IntelNetAdapterSetting cmdlet. For example:

Set-IntelNetAdapterSetting -Name "<adapter_name>" -DisplayName "Link State on
Interface Down" -DisplayValue "Enabled"

Possible values for this setting are:

• Enabled

• Disabled