Re: custom network intefaces during boot for Debian
On Thursday 16 February 2006 08:42, John Davis wrote:
> Hello
>
> Here is a script modification for /etc/init.d/networking in Debian so
> that your list of network interfaces can be reconfigured during boot.
> Why would you like to have a script like this? Well, in my case,
> I have a laptop with a lan based eth0 and a wifi based eth1. If
> I am not connected to a lan during boot, I have to wait for the
> network interface on eth0 to time out with its dhcp request.
> With this script, it displays the current network config and gives
> me a chance to modify it.
>
Have you looked at ifplugd which would help you with the network timeouts for
eth0 and guessnet which would help with configurations of network connections
based where you are located?
John
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