On Mon, 2007-12-31 at 13:24 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Tod Merley wrote: > > >> IIRC, Fedora - and other distributions - > >> tried to bring up the interface <xyz> > >> if there was a file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<xyz>. > >> > >> But this no longer seems to be the case - > >> I have an ifcfg-eth0 which is completely ignored > >> by "service network restart" and even "ifup eth0". > >> > >> How does Fedora now decide what interfaces to try to bring up? > > > I believe they are using an automated environment overseen by > > NetworkManager. > > > > To play in a bit more static environment (from gnome desktop): > > > > System > Administration > Services > > Un-check NetworkManager > > Checki Network (about 2/3 down the list) > > Save! > > Reboot or restart service. > > Actually, I'm almost certain I wasn't running NetworkManager (NM) > on the computer in question. > I don't normally run NM, because it does not work > with all the WiFi cards I use - > in particular it does not work with my Orinoco PCMCIA cards, > which I am reluctant to throw away as they have very good antennae - > and I like to run as near as possible the same system > on all my machines. > > I've also found that "alias eth0 xyz" in /etc/modprobe.conf > also seems to be often ignored. "service network start|restart" depends on having an "ONBOOT=yes" line in the ifcfg-eth0 file. If you can type in "ifup eth0" and the card comes up, then you probably have "ONBOOT=no" or no line in the file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - Diplomacy: The art of saying "Nice doggy!" until you can find a - - big enough rock. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
