Re: need help with dhcp

[Jochen Schulz <kannstmichma@gmx.net>]

* Spongebob:
>
> dhclient begins when my machine boots. I'm often not connected to the
> network so I wanted to start this manually instead. I have no trouble doing
> so, but how do I make the system _not_ start dhclient at boot time?

Take a look at your /etc/network/interfaces file and find a line that
says "auto eth0". Removing it will stop the networking init script from
calling dhclient on boot. If you install ifplugd you can configure it to
automatically configure your ethernet interface when a cable is plugged
in.

J.
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