> IIRC > 'ifconfig -a' will show interfaces that are physically present, and > the driver available. > 'ifconfig' will only show those interfaces that are also activated or > "up", which means configured up - nothing to do with link.
OK, with net.eth0 stopped and the cable unplugged, eth0 does appear under ifconfig -a and not under ifconfig on my desktop. It sounds like this is normal behavior so the question becomes why does eth0 appear under ifconfig on my laptop with net.eth0 stopped and the cable unplugged? I thought it could be wicd on my laptop but I shut down the daemon with no change. - Grant
