Re: laptop questions
On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 04:39:59PM -0500, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:
> 1) PCMCIA cards. We have a linksys ethernet card that is recognized as
> an NE2000 compatible ethernet card. When I did the install, the only
> way I could get it to be recognized for the network installation was
> as eth0 -- not as a PC card.
>
> When I boot, the init scripts try to setup the network /before/ the
> card is loaded. If I'm not on the network at the time, it's not a
> problem; if I am, it means that eth0 goes unbound, and I have to do an
> 'ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0' to get my connection.
>
> Ideally, I'd like the network to start if and when the card is
> inserted/recognized. How do I accomplish this?
Remove the eth0 from the auto line in /etc/network/interfaces. The
pcmcia service will take care of starting the interface when the card is
inserted.
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Jamin W. Collins
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