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On Friday 16 May 2014 21:04:41 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Fri, 16 May 2014 17:07:33 +0100, Mick wrote: |
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> > Samuli's right. I was experimenting on a new install how to stop |
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> > net.eth0 from coming up (it was stalling forever because there was no |
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> > ethernet cable present). No matter what I tried with /etc/rc.conf, or |
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> > eselect rc, I couldn't stop the darn thing starting up. |
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> AFAIR you ned to install ifplugd, but not configure or run it. openrc |
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> uses it to determine if a cable is plugged in and delay setting up the |
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> interface if there is none. |
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That's how I have been doing it, using ifplugd to monitor the presence of a |
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link, but seem to recall that there is/was a netifrc-way of managing which |
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network interface comes up at boot. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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