Re: Testing unplugged network connection: bug?
On Fri, Jul 08, 2005 at 05:30:16AM -0400, Carl Fink wrote:
> Every time my laptop boots, it wastes about two minutes trying to bring up
> eth0, even though the startup scripts actually print a message to the
> console that the media link is down (that is, that the Ethernet cable is
> unplugged). This seems silly.
>
> Is there a good reason I'm not aware of to attempt to send DHCP requests to
> a nonexistent network connection, or is this a bug? If it is, what package
> should I file it against -- that is, which package creates that script?
>
> (I actually use a WiFi card to connect that laptop over 90% of the time.)
>
Look in /etc/network/interfaces. If there is a line that says
"auto eth0", delete it or comment it out.
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