hi folks, i am running debian linux 2.1 (kernel 2.0.38) on a laptop with a 3com 3c589D ethernet card (pcmcia). there are scripts
A) /etc/init.d/pcmcia (starting pcmcia services) B) /etc/init.d/network (containing loopback & nic config, ip adresses etc.., starting the network) C) /etc/pcmcia/network (i don't know what it does ;=( ) problem: at boottime, script A is being executed AFTER script B. this results in the network being "unreachable" or eth0 being "unknown" when script A tries to assign the ip-adress or the netmask to eth0. after i login and run "ifconfig", i only get information about the loopback-device. i can then run script B manually. afterwards i get info also about eth0 and can run ftp's, telnet's, pings etc... between it and another machine. question: how can i manage the proper sequence of execution of A and B (and maybe C ???) so that my network can run even if noone is logged in on my laptop thanx rob ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
