Re: PCMCIA network card alias configuration

[Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net>]

    "David" == David B Harris <David> writes:

    David> On 21 Nov 2002 19:11:33 -0600
    David> Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
    >> "David" == David B Harris <David> writes:
    >> 
    David> You need to edit /etc/pcmcia/network.opts, to make it use
    David> ifupdown; it refers to it as "Debian's network

    >>  Hmmmm? I've never needed to do this. The default PCMCIA
    >> installation always used ifup/ifdown before trying anything
    >> else. I just installed Woody last night on a laptop, so I'm
    >> sure I did not have to do this.

    David> Can you attach your /etc/network/interfaces for my own
    David> edification? :)

Sure. Here it is:

# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet dhcp
   wireless_essid MyEssId
   wireless_key 123456789e

It is a 802.11 card which is why I have the extra parameters. This is
a clean net install with the Woody bf24 kernel. Note the lack of the
'auto' keyword - that ensures it brings up the card if it is inserted
on start up.

Cheers!
Shyamal