Re: Networking loading on boot before PCMCIA services for network card

[Mike Miller <miller5@uiuc.edu>]

>>>>> "Asher" == Asher Haig <ahaig@iglobal.net> writes:

    > I have a problem when my system boots where networking
    > loads before the PCMCIA services that are needed to drive
    > the network card. As a result, I have to run
    > /etc/init.d/network whenever I boot before networking will
    > work.

    > Anyone have any idea why this might happen? The proper rc.*
    > files are all there, as far as I can tell....

It is simplest not to use /etc/init.d/network with a PCMCIA
network card.  I suggest that you put your network details in
/etc/pcmcia/network.opts and that you trim them from 
/etc/init.d/network.  Then your network will not start until you
insert your network card.

You might want to leave the loopback in /etc/init.d/network -
like this:
  ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
  route add -net 127.0.0.0

For details on how to setup /etc/pcmcia/network.opts, see the
PCMCIA faq.  If you use your system on multiple networks, you can
specify different schemes which make switching among them very
simple. 

Regards, Mike


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