On Thu 09 Jun 2011 at 17:55:50 +0000, Camaleón wrote: > Hum... what happens when you attach a USB device to the computer? Kernel > detects it and DE mounts it based on user's settings. And what happens > when you dettach the key? Kernel (or udev, or both) remove/umount the > device.
You are talking about *devices* here. > I would have thought that something similar happens with an ethernet > device but I've lost the track to udev development and currently I would > not put my hand in the fire for what and how it does. An ethernet cable is not a device. But I like your turn of phrase. Go on, get your fingers burnt! udevadm(8) and unplug and plug the cable back in. See any reaction from udev? The question remains - Why would plugging or unplugging the ethernet cable be expected to bring the interface up or down? -- 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/20110609183548.GO19914@desktop
