On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 10:59:25PM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 11:31:12PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 11:29:30AM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: <snip/> > > > So, is this the way things are supposed to work? > > > > I think you are trying a development version. > Daily build of the installer, though later stages pulled packages from > testing. > > It seems to me that for the final release it would be good to have > networking on after a "regular" install, though I can imagine a > security argument to the contrary. > > > > Is changing to auto mapping eth1.... sufficient to bring the interface > > > up on system start? > > > > Only as temporary workaround. > After studying the man page, I tried > auto eth1 > (i.e., separate from the mapping command). > That seems to have worked across reboots. It is indeed /etc/network/interfaces where that happens. > > > Thanks. > > > > GSt > > > > P.S. > > Firewire hardware maybe detected as eth0 > > > There really is an eth0 on the motherboard; it's just that nothing is > connected to it, and possibly it needs special drivers. I think you have also encountered bug #342498 > Ross GSt
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