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Hi,

I=E2=80=99m messing around with MoonGen and trying to simplify some =
basic diagnostics before calling whatever MoonGen script I wanted to =
call.  Right now, I=E2=80=99m trying to find a way to report back the =
status of a link to see if it=E2=80=99s up so that I know whether or not =
it can be used as a tx or rx interface for whatever MoonGen script I =
want to run.

Is there an easy way to do that with an existing dpdk application, or =
does one need to be an super uber programmer type (which I am not =
anywhere close to being :)) and write some application to be able to do =
that?

Not sure if it matters, but I=E2=80=99m using an Intel 82599 6 port =
SFP+. I=E2=80=99m using v2.2.0 (I think?  Whatever the version is that =
is retrieved from git when I build MoonGen), Debian 8.4.

Sorry for sounding dumb.  I=E2=80=99m not a programmer in the least :(

Thanks in advance!=