>On Tue, 2001-11-06 at 07:53, Fredrik Jagenheim wrote: >> >> How do I make eth0 configure itself automatically whenever a network >> cable is inserted? Or otherwise configure the network at the request >> of a user? >> >> My laptop is usually connected to a DHCP LAN, either at home or at >> work. However, I sometimes use it outside this environement and have >> no network cable attached. If I have my eth0 configured to set itself >> up automatically in /etc/networks/devices/eth0 it takes several >> minutes for it to boot up and time out whenever pump can't reach the >> DHCP server... Thus I have configured it so it won't start >> automatically, and run 'sudo ifup eth0' whenever I access the net. >>
>'whereami' comes with a patch that will insert itself into the >/etc/pcmcia/network script which gets run on insertion and removal of a >PCMCIA network card. >Cheers, > Andrew. >-- >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Andrew @ Catalyst .Net.NZ Ltd, PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington >WEB: http://catalyst.net.nz/ PHYS: Level 2, 150-154 Willis St >DDI: +64(4)916-7201 MOB: +64(21)635-694 OFFICE: +64(4)499-2267 > I've seen tools that at the begining of the startup of the computer asks u which network configuration to use. I got 2 networks, one at work and another at home, both have a very diferent network configuration ( DHCP&Workgroups / Static IP¢ral server ). Do u know where could i get one of this tools? or setup my own debian to do that? thanks... _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
