On 2007-07-03 17:33:46 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > But then, I don't see why I should use 'allow-hotplug eth0' instead of > > 'auto eth0'. > > It is not required to use allow-hotplug but that is the new way of > doing things. The new debian-installer will set things up with > allow-hotplug. Then machines such as laptops with a pcmcia slot or > usb device can have network devices go online and offline in a nice > hotplug fashion. Same for any other hotpluggable device.
There seems to be a difference. When I used 'allow-hotplug eth0', pump was no longer running. I've done the same test with 'auto eth0' (i.e. boot with the network cable unplugged, then plugged it in again), and 'pump -i eth0' was still running... but after 5 minutes, the interface was still down. 'pump -i eth0 --status' was saying 'Operation failed.' (at boot time, this was normal since the cable was unplugged, but this doesn't explain why it was still saying that more than 5 minutes after plugging in the cable). Running 'pump -i eth0' brought the interface up. So, 1. 'allow-hotplug ath0' doesn't seem to work (either it doesn't start pump or it kills it), but I doubt that pump is the cause since it is still running if I use 'auto eth0'. 2. There's a bug in pump, as it doesn't seem to try again if DHCP is available. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
