Raspberry Stretch: how to check if Ethernet cable is connected ?

[skcasb]

Hi All,

in general when I need to check if the ethernet cable is connected to a raspberry, I verify the value of /sys/class/net/eht0/carrier

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carrier = 0  -->  network cable detached

carrier = 1  -->  network cable attached

On my Raspberry 3B+ I get always carrier = 1 even if the network cable is disconnected.

My kernel version is 4.14.79-v7+ #1159

it seems that the problem is specific to RPI 3B+ as I read on this site:
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/q ... ont-change
The proposed solution of connecting the Ethernet cable after turning on the raspberry is interesting but does not seem applicable in real cases.
Is there any other way to know if the network cable is connected ?

[ShiftPlusOne]

https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/1100

ethtool will report the true status

[skcasb]

I confirm that using ethtool I can see the real Link detected and solve my problem.

Thank you.

Regards.