Antonio,
adding "auto eth0" to /etc/network/interfaces doesn't work for PCMCIA
cards. I've already tried. In fact, it actually says so in
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-gateway.en.html#s-trigger-auto
It says there: "Never list PCMCIA interfaces in auto stanzas. The PCMCIA
cardmgr is started later in the boot sequence than when
/etc/rcS.d/S40networking runs."
But surely, there must be a way of configuring two PCMCIA cards during
boot up...
Udo
Antonio Rafael C. Paiva wrote:
Udo,
I think the only thing extra to include is that you need to specify in
the interface file that both interfaces need to activated when on. For
that just add the interface name to the line beginning with auto.
Antonio
Udo Klein wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to use an old Toshiba Satellite laptop as a gateway. To do
this I use two ethernet pcmcia cards (both 3c589), one connected to
the cable modem (external interface), one connected to a switch
(internal interface).
What I want is (1) to have both cards permanently plugged in ("cold
plugged") and (2) to have both interfaces configured during boot-up.
I worded out how to configure the file /etc/network/interfaces to
allow for the two cards to be hotplugged, so I can FIRST boot up, THEN
insert both cards into the slots, and they get automatically
configured. I also worked out how to configure the same file to allow
for the external interface card to be plugged in before boot-up, and
to be configured during boot-up, but this only works if the second
card is not yet plugged in! As soon as both cards are plugged in at
boot up, the external interface card doesn't get configured properly,
resulting in no connectivity.
Can somebody please tell me which files need to be configured and how?
The ethernet howto has a section discussing the configuration of two
ethernet interfaces, but I remember having read somewhere that this
only applies to PCI cards, not PCMCIA cards.
Specifications: Debian Sarge, kernel 2.4.27-2-386, on a Toshiba
Satellite Pro 430CDS. The ethernet cards are both 3c589.
Thanks, Udo K.
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