On 11:39 Tue 07 Jun , Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:10:48 -0400, Mitchell Laks wrote: > > > The following is a problem I have on all laptops, I dont know how to > > configure to connect when the ethernet cable is attached. > > (...) > > Maybe you just need to tweak some options in your "interfaces" file > (e.g., "allow-hotplug"?):
That was it! I replaced allow-hotplug eth0 at the top of the stanza by auto eth0 and now it works fine! thank you very much. (don't understand why though ...) http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch05.en.html#list-of-stanzas-in-eni refers to man 5 interfaces which doesn't seem to explain what software is doing the work after the plugin of the ethernet cord... and only if auto and not allow-hotplug eth0 does anyone know? > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch05.en.html#list-of-stanzas-in-eni > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
