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

[Grant]

> > 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

I tried the following in /etc/conf.d/net :

modules_ath0=( "!plug" )

but it still goes into "backgrounding".  When ath0 won't connect to
the wireless network I need to be able to see more about what is
happening when it's trying to connect.  Is that still possible?

- Grant
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