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On 09/21/2013 03:56 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: |
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> On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 01:47:24PM +0300, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: |
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> |
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>> I have both wired and wireless network interfaces configured: |
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>> box0 log # rc-update show|egrep 'enp3s0|wlp2s0' |
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>> net.enp3s0 | default |
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>> net.wlp2s0 | default |
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>> |
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>> (1). Is there a way to instruct the system as to which network interface |
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>> to use, so it doesn't try to bring up the one not intended to be used at |
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>> boot time: |
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>> box0 log # egrep 'enp3s0|wlp2s0' messages |
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>> ------------------------------------------- |
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>> […] |
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>> /etc/init.d/net.enp3s0[1801]: ERROR: net.enp3s0 failed to start |
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>> […] |
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>> /etc/init.d/netmount[2007]: ERROR: cannot start netmount as net.enp3s0 would not start |
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>> […] |
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>> /etc/init.d/sshd[2008]: ERROR: cannot start sshd as net.enp3s0 would not start |
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>> […] |
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>> ------------------------------------------- |
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>> (2). sshd seems to start only if the wired interface is up. How do I |
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>> tell it start when the wireless interface is running? |
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>> box0 log # rc-status|egrep 'enp3s0|wlp2s0|sshd' |
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>> net.enp3s0 [ stopped ] |
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>> net.wlp2s0 [ started ] |
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>> sshd [ stopped ] |
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> It seems to me that your problem is that you’re not always connected |
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> with both interfaces at the same time. In the default configuration, |
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> network-dependent services only start if all network services are up |
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> and running. This is most annyoing for laptop users who might not be |
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> connected at all at times. |
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> |
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> The solution is to not have network services depend on all interfaces. |
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> Please look at /etc/rc.conf for rc_depend_strict; if you set it to "NO", |
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> then services are satisfied with any net.* service, even net.lo. |
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> |
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> I suppose there is a way to set up something more fine-tuned in |
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> /etc/conf.d/net, but that must be explained by someone else as I |
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> lack that knowledge. ;) |
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Thanks for your input. I am running gentoo on a laptop, as you have |
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rightly guessed. It was suggested to me by somebody else on this list |
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that using Wicd might be a viable option. |
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