On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:25:40 +0200, Sergio Polini wrote:

> > > Of course, i also got to put the interface in the "up" state on
> > > boot, because i don't want to put net.eth0 in the
> > > default-runlevel for the case where there is no cable plugged in
> > > ...
> >
> > That's what you're doing wrong.
> 
> Well... what is wrong?
> I think that putting the interface in the "up" state on boot is wrong, 

It is not wrong.

> but perhaps removing net.eth0 from the default runlevel is not, even 

That is wrong too.

> if there is a cable plugged in.
> I mean that net.eth0 is executed by /etc/iflugd/ifplugd.action.
> At least, this is how my laptop is working ;-)
> Is there anything wrong with this setting?

Yes, it's all the wrong way round. read the comments
in /etc/conf.d/net.example. Forget about running ifplugd, just put
net.eth0 in your default runlevel. The Gentoo rc scripts will take car
of all the ifplugd stuff.


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Neil Bothwick

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