From: "Mike Alborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Gale Stafford wrote: > | I want debian to start pump when it boots up, so that I dont have to > manually type "pump -i eth0" every time I boot my computer. I read this > morning that I need to add a script to /etc/init.d for pump. Also I > understand that I would need to create a link from that script to a file > in my /etc/rc3.d/ directory, since I boot into run level 3. > > AFAIK, you shouldn't have to start pump from an init script. > /etc/network/interfaces should contain the lines: > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > and the Debian networking startup scripts should take care of the rest, > starting pump as necessary. If you're running a PCMCIA ethernet card, > then this configuration should be in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts - take a > look through the PCMCIA-HOWTO at: > > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/PCMCIA-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.3 >
For any pcmcia interface the interface doesn't necessarily exist at init time, but in any case using the /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/pcmcia/network.opts methods guarantees that dhcp runs whenever eth0 goes up, not just when the system boots. btw, I'm told pump isn't very reliable. I use dhclient now. derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
