Ah, I see. So what you need it to look at hotplug (which handles usb events). I think there's a place in /etc/hotplug/... where you can put a script like this:
#!/bin/sh ifup wlan0 According to BenLau, > Hi Tony Godshall, > > Thankls you. > > However , the solution didn't work for me. Because I won't plug the > adapter when the notebook just power on... I hope it can start > automatlically when I plug it into USB socket. > > Tony Godshall wrote: > > According to BenLau, > > > >>Hi all! > >> > >> I recently got a USB wireless adapter( GW-US11H) . It required a > >>patched version of linux-wlan-ng. I have patched the source and install > >>it After I added the configuration of wlan0 to /etc/network/interfaces > >>, and then I can use "ifup wlan0" to start up the device and gain IP > >>through DHCP successfully. However , I would like the device can start > >>up autoamatically. How can I make debian be able to do so? > >> > >>Thanks for any help! > >> > >>p.s that is my /etc/network/interfaces > >> > >>iface wlan0 inet dhcp > >> wireless_mode managed > >> wireless_nick mylaptop > >> wireless_enc off > >> wireless_channel 1 > > > > > > in /etc/network/interfaces, change > > auto lo > > to > > auto lo wlan0 > > > > > > > -- > Ben > Embedded Linux Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sun Wah Linux Limited www.sw-linux.com > Tel: 852 2250 0227 > Fax: 852 2259 9112 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]