Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thursday 12 July 2007 20:59, Matheus Morais wrote:
>> netcfg module is responsible to write
>> /etc/network/interfaces at installation time right? Why use
>> allow-hotplug instead auto in network configuration file?
>
> Mostly because it improves support for laptops which may not always be
> connected to a wired network, but IIRC some have mentioned benefits for
> fixed systems too.
The problem of using auto is that the booting gets stuck until
dhclient3 timeouts, if you lack network support while booting the
system. If you use allow-hotplug it doesn't happen.
> I thought we had that covered before Etch, but recently a change was
> included in the daily images for Lenny which should resolve any remaining
> issues. It would be great if you could test that.
Maybe, Matheus NIC lacks MII extensions.
Matheus, can you provide the output of the command:
#: mii-tool -v
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