Adam Williamson wrote: > Another change which is bad for me is that it used to disregard files in > this format: > > ifcfg-xxx.yyy > > That is, ifcfg files with an extension. Now it doesn't. Since I > sometimes use a WLAN card, I have an alternative ifcfg-eth0 file, which > I called ifcfg-eth0.wlan, and a backup of the current ifcfg-eth0 file, > called ifcfg-eth0.lan. It now tries to bring THESE up on startup, as > well, which takes an extra minute each. What was the reason for this > change in behaviour?
Probably virtual interfaces (aka eth0:1) ? Use something besides a . (like a -). Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7