On 2007-06-28 15:17:45 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Change the 'auto eth0' line to 'allow-hotplug eth0' instead. That > triggers the dhcp to happen when the device becomes available. That > will probably workaround whatever problem you are experiencing. The > allow-hotplug is now the default in Etch.
This doesn't work. Probably a kernel problem then. I've reported the bug. > > How can I make pump (the DHCP client I'm using) to try again > > periodically? > > I think it should already be trying again periodically. It doesn't, even with 'allow-hotplug eth0'. > Perhaps the timeout is very long. You might try dhcp3-client > instead. I have had good luck with it. I had problems with it in the past and users recommended pump instead. > > Note: When I'm in front of the machine, I still want to be able to > > use it when the network is not available (to do some local work, > > while waiting for the network to come back). > > Sure. Laptops operate that way a lot! I have a laptop and I've always had to start pump manually or invoke netenv, depending on the context. Do they use 'allow-hotplug eth0' without anything else? -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]