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Re: execute scripts when is wireless card inserted



Hi,

On  15 Apr, this message from Tamas K Papp echoed through cyberspace:
> When my wireless card is plugged in, I would like to
> 
> 1. ifdown eth0
> 2. ifup ath0
> 3. reconfigure firestarter (I have figured out how to do this from a
> script)

Probably the easiest is to hook into /etc/network/interfaces and use the
pre-up/post-down options to add actions to execute.

man 5 interfaces

Cheers

Michel

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