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Re: Interface lo Not Coming Up



On Tue, 27 May 2003, Jeff wrote:
>
> This ran fine.  However, eth0 is not plugged in and I have to wait for
> the DHCP process to timeout.  That's why I had initially removed the
> 'dhcp' part from the /etc/network/intefaces file, to speed things up.
> And, once eth0 times out, it gets configured anyway with a recorded
> lease, which is not what I want.  I want the interface to remain down, so
> as not to confuse the system.
>
> Is there a good way to do accomplish this?  That is, if no dhcp
> response is recieved to have the interface remain down?

Not exactly what you're asking for, but how about removing the "auto"
option from eth0, so you have to bring it up and down manually? That way
you won't have to wait for the DHCP timeout before continuing.

ap


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