Hi Andrew, thanks for the quick response. Indeed, /etc/init.d/networking, when run manually, does work.
The current sysvinit configuration (with file-rc) is as follows: tglase@tglase-nb:~ $ fgrep netw /etc/runlevel.conf 35 - 0,6 /etc/init.d/networking Might this have something to do with the recent (IMHO not good) decision of the file-rc people to switch to using insserv? bye, //mirabilos -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org