Re: [gentoo-user] Disabling net.ath0 backgrounding

[Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.]

On Wednesday 04 October 2006 11:38, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote 
about '[gentoo-user] Disabling net.ath0 backgrounding':
> How can I keep net.ath0 from "backgrounding" at boot?

This is ifplugd or netplug waiting until link is established before 
configuring the device.  They are also responsible for bring the device up 
and down is response to link failure and reestablishment.  Normally, this 
is a desired behavior because it, for example, only brings up your 
laptop's wired connection if it is actually plugged in and automatically 
brings it down when you unplug.

If you want to disable one or the other for a particular device, you can 
add !netplug or !ifplugd to the modules list of that interface 
(see /etc/conf.d/net.example for details).  You can also disable link 
detection entirely by adding !plug to the modules list of that interface.

An alternative that may be closer to what you want, is to let 
ifplugd/netplug wait for some period of time before backgrounding.  This 
still allows the interface to be started and stopped in response to link 
status, but when explicitly started, it will perform configuration in the 
foreground if link is detecting before timeout.  To establish such a 
timeout add:plug_timeout="<seconds>" to your network configuration

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