Re: Configuring pcmcia cards at boot-up

2006-02-13 Thread Udo Klein
Dave, thanks for your suggestion, I've tried it but it wouldn't work either. I then did some more howto reading, and then tried reconfiguring the /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file, and voila, both pcmcia ethernet cards are configured correctly at boot up. For those who might find this useful, th

Re: Configuring pcmcia cards at boot-up

2006-02-12 Thread Dave Thayer
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 08:10:54AM +, Udo Klein wrote: > 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 t

Re: Configuring pcmcia cards at boot-up

2006-02-10 Thread Udo Klein
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 cardm

Re: Configuring pcmcia cards at boot-up

2006-02-09 Thread Antonio Rafael C. Paiva
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 lapto

Configuring pcmcia cards at boot-up

2006-02-09 Thread Udo Klein
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 ("c