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From: thegeezer <thegeezer@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] netbook connects to Internet automatically, desktop doesn't
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:53:19
Message-Id: 54DB346B.8050804@thegeezer.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] netbook connects to Internet automatically, desktop doesn't by thegeezer
1 On 11/02/15 10:38, thegeezer wrote:
2 > i vaguely recall that openrc started it's own version of dhcp client
3
4 yes it did
5
6 [3]
7 http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Network_management_using_DHCPCD/OpenRC_message
8 [4] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/linux.gentoo.dev/D_sFyfaQl2Y
9
10
11 > not
12 > requiring dhcpcd, but this is not what the handbook [2] says
13 >
14 > the easy way forward i guess is to just add dhcpcd to default runlevel
15 > on the desktop
16 > # rc-update add dhcpcd default
17 >
18 > the confusing bits are that gentoo can use hotplug detection from udev
19 > to start/stop interfaces for you magically
20 > also netplug/ifplug will detect carrier changes and start/stop magically
21 > what would be useful is if you could dump us from desktop and netbook
22 > # rc-status
23 >
24 > [1] http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Network_management_using_DHCPCD
25 > [2]
26 > http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Complete_Handbook/Configuring_the_system#Manging_network_with_Gentoo_net..2A_scripts
27 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] netbook connects to Internet automatically, desktop doesn't Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net>