On 11:39 Tue 07 Jun , Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:10:48 -0400, Mitchell Laks wrote: > > > The following is a problem I have on all laptops, I dont know how to > > configure to connect when the ethernet cable is attached. > > (...) > > Maybe you just need to tweak some options in your "interfaces" file > (e.g., "allow-hotplug"?):
That was it! I replaced allow-hotplug eth0 at the top of the stanza by auto eth0 and now it works fine! thank you very much. (don't understand why though ...) http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch05.en.html#list-of-stanzas-in-eni refers to man 5 interfaces which doesn't seem to explain what software is doing the work after the plugin of the ethernet cord... and only if auto and not allow-hotplug eth0 does anyone know? > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch05.en.html#list-of-stanzas-in-eni > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > 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/pan.2011.06.07.11.39...@gmail.com > -- 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/20110607230328.ga29...@earthlink.net
