Do your NIC link lights stay lit even after you turn off your PC?

[Lifer]

I've noticed sometimes the NIC LED's stay lit even after I power down my PC.
Not only that, but the LED's on the router are on too.

No, I don't have WOL enabled on any of them.

 

[Sid59]

hrm .. i wouldn't know. i never turn off my machine. but the next power failure. ill try and search for this thread and let you know.

 

[MattM350]

A simple solution is to just unplug the network cable if it really bothers you.

 

[dexvx]

Yes they are supposed to stay on, even without WOL.

 

[GoSharks]

i've noticed that pci nics do not stay on, whereas onboard nics do.

 

[MattM350]

my mistake...

 

[nick1985]

yes

 

[dexvx]

Originally posted by: MattM350
The PCI nics do not stay on because power to the PCI slots is cut when the motherboard is off.. but the motherboard still gets power, which is why the onboard LAN leds can stay on...

Thats a false generalization.

My Intel Server and Management PCI NIC's stay on all the time, as long as the power supply is set to on.

 

[bradruth]

The onboard in one of my systems does, doesn't in another, and the PCI doesn't in another.

 

[andyfasthands]

My PCI NIC stays on

 

[Lord Evermore]

When you turn your computer "off" it's not really off. It's in soft-off mode, designed to allow wake on LAN, wake on PCI device, et cetera; it's part of the ATX specification and is why your power button goes to the motherboard instead of the PSU. If you unplug the power cable or hit the PSU switch, the light should go off.