On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 23:48, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > I'm trying to work my way through the configuration examples for netenv > with my laptop: > http://netenv.sourceforge.net/netenv-en.html#config > but I'm not sure how to configure my system from these examples. > > I currently have two configurations: > AT HOME > - DHCP ethernet (typically wireless) > - CUPS connection to the printer > Config file looks like this: > netenv_id=At_home > export IPADDR=192.168.1.100 > export NETWORK=192.168.1.0 > export NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > export BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 > export GATEWAY=192.168.1.1 > export PROFILE=default > (This is the default install from when I installed debian, I think. My > router is DHCP, but it seems to have no problems with me picking my own IP > address.) > > AWAY > - no ethernet > - no printer > Config file looks like this: > netenv_id=No_Ethernet > # there is not internet/ethernet connection in this mode > STARTMODE=manual > > This is what I'm confused about: > - When I'm "at home" netenv is the first thing that loads when I boot > my computer--but my wireless card isn't loaded so netenv wastes > time trying to find a connection to the internet. What do I need to > add to the > configuration to get my wireless card (which is an orinoco card using > the pcmcia-cs packages) to load so that netenv can find the internet?
Actually its wierd that it gets stuck on the conection to the internet since netenv doesn't do anything. I ran into that problem. Its more probably /etc/init.d/networking thats getting stuck, check whats in /etc/network/interfaces To make netenv do anything you need to pass a script to run that can actually do something with the variables. Check the docs about that. It also creates a file in /etc/netenv/netenv which you are supposed to source if you want the variables to be defined for something that uses them. do . /etc/netenv/netenv wherever you want the variables, and defined only those needed outside the script with export. you can look at /sbin/netenv, that the program and its a shell script so you can see exactly what it does. If you want some example scripts or more help, email me I can send you me script as starters (I got to go to sleep now, since I am barely functional, so sorry if I am a bit incoherent at the moment >;-) ) > > - I currently start fetchmail by hand depending on whether or not I > have an internet connection. I would like to add this variable to the > netenv config files so that fetchmail starts picking up mail IF I'm > "at home". > Right now I'm not using a system-wide fetchmail, just one that's > configured through my home directory ~/.fetchmailrc (I'm not sure if > that makes > sense...). > > - When I'm "away" I don't want the CUPS server running. It's not that > it's a bad thing, I just don't need it. How do I tell netenv not to > bother starting the CUPS server if I'm "away"? I also don't want > fetchmail running if there isn't an internet connection (which is my > current default). > > Thanks for your suggestions on this configuration problem, > emma :) > > > -- > Emma Jane Hogbin > [[ 416 417 2868 ][ www.xtrinsic.com ]] >
