On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Daniel Drake wrote: > Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > > > > I meant, I don't think "ifconfig ... down" state should power down the > > device. AFAIK, you boot with a ethX unconfigured, then you start a dhcp > > client WITHOUT bringing the interface up, and it communicates over the > > interface to auto-configure it and thereby bring it up. With the current > > zd1211rw you cannot start dhcp without first bringint it up, which is a bit > > weird. Not a big problem, AFAICS, but unusual. > > No, it's perfectly normal. Most dhcp clients (e.g. dhcpcd) bring up the > interface if it is down before trying to do anything.
Ok, maybe you're right, I give up (for now):-) Thanks Guennadi --- Guennadi Liakhovetski ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Zd1211-devs mailing list - http://zd1211.ath.cx/ Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/zd1211-devs
