I'm trying to work my way through the configuration examples for netenv
with my laptop:
http://netenv.sourceforge.net/netenv-en.html#config
but I'm not sure how to configure my system from these examples.
I currently have two configurations:
AT HOME
- DHCP ethernet (typically wireless)
- CUPS connection to the printer
Config file looks like this:
netenv_id=At_home
export IPADDR=192.168.1.100
export NETWORK=192.168.1.0
export NETMASK=255.255.255.0
export BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
export GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
export PROFILE=default
(This is the default install from when I installed debian, I think. My
router is DHCP, but it seems to have no problems with me picking my own IP
address.)
AWAY
- no ethernet
- no printer
Config file looks like this:
netenv_id=No_Ethernet
# there is not internet/ethernet connection in this mode
STARTMODE=manual
This is what I'm confused about:
- When I'm "at home" netenv is the first thing that loads when I boot
my computer--but my wireless card isn't loaded so netenv wastes
time trying to find a connection to the internet. What do I need to add to
the
configuration to get my wireless card (which is an orinoco card using
the pcmcia-cs packages) to load so that netenv can find the internet?
- I currently start fetchmail by hand depending on whether or not I
have an internet connection. I would like to add this variable to the
netenv config files so that fetchmail starts picking up mail IF I'm "at
home".
Right now I'm not using a system-wide fetchmail, just one that's
configured through my home directory ~/.fetchmailrc (I'm not sure if that
makes
sense...).
- When I'm "away" I don't want the CUPS server running. It's not that
it's a bad thing, I just don't need it. How do I tell netenv not to
bother starting the CUPS server if I'm "away"? I also don't want
fetchmail running if there isn't an internet connection (which is my
current default).
Thanks for your suggestions on this configuration problem,
emma :)
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