> I would change the line: > auto lo > to: > auto lo eth1 AFAIK, in this setup, ifplugd is responsible for bringing up the interfaces, so I would rather add a line that says : noauto eth1
This should solve the "It doesn't notice that it's been associated (maybe?)" thing. Association, from ifplugd's viewpoint, is like plugging the cable. When the cable is plugged in, ifplugd runs ifup. What's left for me to try is this that looks pretty cool : http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/312#comment_9 Cheers,