Re: [gentoo-user] net.eth0 and net.eth1 choice + net.eth1 timeout

[Marco Calviani <marco.calviani@gmail.com>]

Hi Heinz,
   thanks for this hint i will try it. Question number 1) seems ok...........

Regards,
MC

2006/2/17, Heinz Sporn <heinz.sporn@sporn-it.com>:
> Am Freitag, den 17.02.2006, 09:29 +0100 schrieb Marco Calviani:
> > Hi list,
> >    i would like to share a problem that i'm encountering in dealing
> > with two net interfaces. I've a "normal" ethernet device (eth0) and a
> > wireless ipw2200 one (eth1).
> >
> > 1) i would like to have, at boot, a situation in which first of all
> > eth0 is started; if dhcp signal is found proceed with the
> > initialization of eth0, while if dhcp is not found try to start eth1.
> >
>
> Have you looked into sys-apps/ifplugd ?
>
> > 2) as of now, at boot time i've only eth0; obviously if it's not
> > connected via ethernet cable the dhcp goes in timeout and net
> > initialization is failed. Then at the prompt i reissue
> > /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start to start wireless connection. However, and
> > here's the problem, the first time i digit this, eth1 goes in timeout
> > too. Digiting another time the same command and everythig goes well.
> > This situation is encountered everytime.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any hint,
> > MC
> >
>
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