On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 06:14:17PM -0400, Stew Benedict wrote: > > There is a known problem with selecting "do you want > > to start the connection at boot" in the installer. > > This is a huge bug, and you blew me off by saying "I'm > > not familiar with this" despite the fact that I > > provided you with an outline of steps to reproduce the > > problem. > > > > I didn't blow you off and in fact spent several hours last week trying to > reproduce the scenario, and never did hit a screen asking me that > question. It must only happen when setting up 2 interfaces. I saw a > review of x86 that mentioned a similar situation, so indeed it does seem > to exist. In the case of 2 interfaces, it sort of makes sense to ask, as > you wouldn't eant to start both up, unless they are connected to different > subnets.
Okay I've figured this out and it has nothing to do with 2 interfaces... It has nothing to do with not getting addresses on the interfaces... Even if I go in with a rescue disk and set both of the interfaces to not boot at startup it still hangs on that startup script. When you configure network settings you are given an option to configure a dialup account. If you configure a dialup account then it will ask you if you want the "connection to startup at boot." It should be asking "Do you want the dialup connection to start at boot." Of course this option might apply to other types of connections (ISDN for example) I haven't tested that. No matter what the message is deceiving. Of course I have to wonder how many people want to dialup on bootup anyway. Basically when you choose this option it makes a script called: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/net_cnx_up which all it does is run: ifup ppp0 (oddly enough the internet script passes a --boot_time param to it which it does nothing with). On top of this the script shouldn't hang if it can't dialout. It looks like eventually it starts ppp-watch which apparently is supposed to timeout if it gets a "boot" parameter. Which it isn't getting. But even if I run it by hand and pass it that parameter (or modify the scripts) it still doesn't seem to be working right. I'd guess this is an issue with x86 as well, so I'm copying this to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy? - Ghandi
