Hi, >> # The primary network interface >> allow-hotplug eth0 >> iface eth0 inet dhcp >> allow hotplug eth1 >> iface eth1 inet dhcp >replace 'allow hotplug' with 'auto' >auto eth0 >auto eth1 I have been wondering about this and have not seen any definitive documentation, or if there is, I have not understood it. Does "auto" imply "allow-hotplug"? If not, should I have both auto eth0 eth1 and allow-hotplug eth0 eth1 lines in my interfaces file? Bonno Bloksma