On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 08:13:38PM +0530, Mihira Fernando wrote: >> >> AFAIK, allow-hotplug makes the interface come up only when a cable >> is plugged in. > > It seems Bob explained good basics but I think there is some other > confusion here. > > No when device becomes available to Linux kernel even if wires are not > plugged. The wiring event is something you need ifplugd to take care. > >> auto makes the interface come up at boot time >> regardless of the cable state. > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch05.en.html#list-of-stanzas-in-eni > (I read the source to come up with this table). > > auto is old name for allow-auto which starts itself by the initialization > script. > > allow-hotplug is new and it starts when the device becomes available to > Linux kernel.
Thanks for the allow-hotplug/ifplugd clarification. Interfaces tagged with "allow-hotplug" in "/etc/network/interfaces" are brought up by "/lib/udev/net.agent" because it runs "ifup --allow=hotplug". Interfaces tagged with "auto"/"allow-auto" in "/etc/network/interfaces" are brought up by "/etc/init.d/networking" because it runs "ifup -a". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi=HfJiTeEsSshCAtAgA3zx-B3ifM4rOP=h-0...@mail.gmail.com
