There is a package called ifplugd which monitors the connection and only activates the connection when a cable is plugged into the socket and the electrical connection to another system (or router/switch) is established.
David On Tuesday, 25 October 2016 22:08:51 BST Paul Plankton wrote: But this disables the network interface permanently, not only when no cable is plugged? On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Paul Plankton <[email protected][1]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running a BBG with Ubuntu on external microSD-card (the one from > http:// www.elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Ubuntu_.2816.04.1.29[2] ). > > When no network cable is connected to the BBG, the boot time is quite long, > it comes up with a text > > A start job is running for Raise network interfaces (39s / 5min 2s) > > > The first time value is counting and it really takes minutes... > > How can I avoid this delay and let it continue without network when no cable > is plugged? edit /etc/network/interfaces and comment out the two "eth0" lines.. Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/[3] -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss[4] [email protected][5].To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/2df6ea22-7d5f-4c39-8650-2d7520c7e32e %40googlegroups.com[6].For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout[7]. -------- [1] javascript: [2] http://www.elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Ubuntu_.2816.04.1.29 [3] https://rcn-ee.com/ [4] http://beagleboard.org/discuss [5] mailto:[email protected] [6] https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/ 2df6ea22-7d5f-4c39-8650-2d7520c7e32e%40googlegroups.com? utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer [7] https://groups.google.com/d/optout -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/16604528.pWpmt2WTRT%40stargate. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
