On Wednesday 04 October 2006 11:38, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-user] Disabling net.ath0 backgrounding': > How can I keep net.ath0 from "backgrounding" at boot?
This is ifplugd or netplug waiting until link is established before configuring the device. They are also responsible for bring the device up and down is response to link failure and reestablishment. Normally, this is a desired behavior because it, for example, only brings up your laptop's wired connection if it is actually plugged in and automatically brings it down when you unplug. If you want to disable one or the other for a particular device, you can add !netplug or !ifplugd to the modules list of that interface (see /etc/conf.d/net.example for details). You can also disable link detection entirely by adding !plug to the modules list of that interface. An alternative that may be closer to what you want, is to let ifplugd/netplug wait for some period of time before backgrounding. This still allows the interface to be started and stopped in response to link status, but when explicitly started, it will perform configuration in the foreground if link is detecting before timeout. To establish such a timeout add:plug_timeout="<seconds>" to your network configuration -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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