Just to provide updated information about this issue ... The experimental version of ifupdown allows one to do
/etc/init.d/ifupdown up <iface> instead of ifup <iface> which ensures that the ifup does not happen too early. The experimental version of ifupdown also includes a hook script in /etc/ifplugd/action.d/ which substitutes for the one that comes in the ifplugd package and which uses the initscript "up" method instead of an ifup command. If the experimental version of ifupdown is ever uploaded to unstable then all that will have to be done to ifplugd is to remove the /etc/ifplugd/ifupdown script. -- Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]