Um should he just /etc/rc.d/network restart? That performs everything that happens when the network interface is brought up on system start. Kaiting. On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 5:57 PM, <woldra@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2010-05-18 20:45, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote: > >> Currently my pc is a laptop. I don't use a wireless interface. I >> connect to the Internet via cable broadband with a wired Ethernet >> connection and DHCP... This id very reliable. I can usually disconnect >> the laptop from the Ethernet cable and bring it into the livingroom >> for various offline use. Then when I bring it back to my desk, all I >> usually have to to is plug the Ethernet cable back in and wait a few >> seconds and the Internet will start to work again. >> >> BUT that is contingent on the Ethernet cable having been connected >> during boot up. So if for example I were to boot up my laptop in the >> livingroom where there isn't an Ethernet connection the boot process >> will delay at the point where it's screen message says its starting >> the network. Then it says it failed and continues setting everything >> else up. >> >> At this point, if I bring the laptop back to the desk, and plug in the >> Ethernet cable, it doesn't automatically connect. I tried: >> >> # ifconfig eth0 up >> >> but ping still doesn't find my ISP >> >> What am I missing???? >> >> >> > ifplugd is your friend .... it detects the calble being plugged in and > brings the interface up. > > -- Kiwis and Limes: http://kaitocracy.blogspot.com/
