Andrei Popescu andreimpopescu@gmail.com wrote: > On Mon,31.Aug.09, 21:35:33, C. G. Montgomery wrote: > >> # for DSL >> iface eth1 inet dhcp >> >> and rebooted the machine. Then I have > > If you want an interface to come up automatically you need either one > of: > > auto eth1 > allow-hotplug eth1 > > Regards, > Andrei Thanks, but I don't want it up automatically. I intend to use ifup and ifdown when I want it active or inactive. cgm