request_id, xid);
                                /* then likely retry */
                        } else switch (buf->msg_type) {
-                       case RNDIS_MSG_INDICATE: {      /* fault */
-                               // struct rndis_indicate *msg = (void *)buf;
-                               dev_info(&info->control->dev,
-                                       "rndis fault indication\n");
+                       case RNDIS_MSG_INDICATE: {      /* fault/event */
+                               struct rndis_indicate *msg = (void *)buf;
+                               int state = 0;
+
+                               switch (msg->status) {
+                               case RNDIS_STATUS_MEDIA_CONNECT:
+                                       state = 1;
+                               case RNDIS_STATUS_MEDIA_DISCONNECT:
+                                       dev_info(&info->control->dev,
+                                               "rndis media %sconnect\n",
+                                               !state?"dis":"");
+                                       if (dev->driver_info->link_change)
+                                               dev->driver_info->link_change(
+                                                       dev, state);
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       dev_info(&info->control->dev,
+                                               "rndis indication: 0x%08x\n",
+                                               le32_to_cpu(msg->status));
+                               }
                                }
                                break;
                        case RNDIS_MSG_KEEPALIVE: {     /* ping */
 
         * right after minidriver have initialized hardware. */
        int     (*early_init)(struct usbnet *dev);
 
+       /* called by minidriver when link state changes, state: 0=disconnect,
+        * 1=connect */
+       void    (*link_change)(struct usbnet *dev, int state);
+
        /* for new devices, use the descriptor-reading code instead */
        int             in;             /* rx endpoint */
        int             out;            /* tx endpoint */