Bug#162763: RFP: ifplugd -- ethernet link beat detection daemon

[Nicolas Boullis <nboullis@debian.org>]

On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 06:30:29PM +0200, Lennart Poettering wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Version: N/A; reported 2002-09-29
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> * Package name    : ifplugd
>   Version         : 0.1
>   Upstream Author : Lennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.de>
> * URL             : http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/
> * License         : GPL
>   Description     : ethernet link beat detection daemon
> 
> This utility keeps the promise laptop-net's ifd made. It is a daemon which
> configures your ethernet device only when a cable is attached. When the
> cable is unplugged, the interface is automatically shut down. The daemon is
> simple C, only 14k as binary and integrates well with debian's ifupdown. I
> am using it quite happy since some time on my Woody box and I'd love to this
> it in the official distribution.

Hi!

How would you compare this to miid
(http://www.wossname.org.uk/~mathie/software/#miid)?

miid was ITPed some time ago
(http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no\&bug=146949) and
should be uploaded really soon.


Thanks in advance,

Nicolas Boullis