Reco wrote: > linuxthefish wrote: > > auto lo > > iface lo inet loopback > > > > auto eth0 > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 172.16.0.4 > > gateway 172.16.0.1 > > netmask 255.255.0.0 > > > > allow-hotplug wlan0 > > iface wlan0 inet static > > wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant0.conf > > address 172.16.0.5 > > gateway 172.16.0.1 > > netmask 255.255.0.0 > > You're configuring a default gateway for both network interfaces, which > is a big no-no, unless you know what you're doing. You also set IP > addresses from the same network, and that is one of the best ways to > have your host's IP routing going haywire.
Good observations! I missed seeing both of those when I commented in my response. (I hang my head in embarrassment.) Both are very critical no-no's. Both configuration problems should be avoided. I wonder if those are clues as to why the reporter said that it needed a cable plugged/unplugged? Because I think that would rotate the order of the default routes. That might account for the odd behavior. Bob
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