On Wednesday, 31. October 2001 14.02, David Z Maze wrote: > What I'd like to do is have the laptop automatically detect the local > network and configure itself appropriately at boot time. In > particular: try laptop-netconf (available as deb-packet) ! perhaps what you're seeking... "laptop-netconf can automatically determine the network to which your laptop is connected, from a set of preconfigured alternatives." sincerly Andy