Norman Gaywood wrote:
On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 04:20:57PM -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
Chris Canavan wrote:
That did the trick. Is there a way to implement this
fix permanently through the startup routine.
This has been a thorn in the side for a long time--especially with
pcmcia-based network cards. The problem is that the network is started
long before pcmcia is (the /etc/rc.d/rcx.d sequence number for network
is S10, that for PCMCIA is S24).
The easiest fix is to:
cd /etc/rc.d/rc(your-run-level).d
mv S24pcmcia S09pcmcia
so pcmcia starts before the network. The network scripts are supposed
to work around this issue, but they don't reliably.
Even easier, and more correct IMHO, is to NOT set "start on boot" option
of the PCMCIA network card interface setup.
You then have to start the network manually every time--either via an
"ifup eth0" or a "service network start". That's a pain if this is your
primary machine and that's your sole NIC.
The network interface will start when PCMCIA starts or when you plug-in
your PCMCIA network card.
The NIC doesn't always start when pcmcia starts or I wouldn't have made
my suggestion about changing the start sequence. It's SUPPOSED to, but
in many instances it doesn't. This may be a glitch in the pcmcia
handling code or the /etc/pcmcia.d setup stuff, but it's not always
reliable. My "cheap and dirty fix" works every time.
"If it's stupid and it works...it ain't stupid."
-- Regimental Sergeant Major Henry G. Kester,
"Warbots"
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