On Tue, Feb 06, 2018 at 06:58:50AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 06 February 2018 05:42:53 Michelle Konzack wrote: > > auto enp0s25 > > iface enp0s25 inet static > > address 192.168.0.202 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > gateway 192.168.0.1 > > network 192.168.0.0 > > > > allow-hotplug enp0s25 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Doesn't the above line belong ABOVE the iface line? It has been in every > example I've looked at. I am not using that line as its static, not > dhcpd.
No. You either want "auto enp0s25" or "allow-hotplug enp0s25" but not both. If the interface is *important*, and you want services to wait for it before starting, then you should use "auto". If you use "allow-hotplug", this tells Debian that the interface is optional, and services should feel free to start up before the interface is ready. This breaks ALL KINDS of shit on a traditional workstation that participates in a network. It's even worse on a server. For some reason, Debian defaults to "allow-hotplug", perhaps because they think most people are installing on laptops.