For a while I played with creating a custom, "wired" runlevel, that was entered from a desktop icon that I created. So I could easily start all of my services that required a network connection (samba, apache), without having them started automatically in the default runlevel.
Ryan Ismert On Thursday 27 March 2003 10:37 am, Lee Fickenscher wrote: > Patrick, > I have nearly this same issue and though I don't run services on my > laptaop, this is what I do: > > 1) I let hotplug worry about the PCMCIA card. > 2) I leave net out of the default runlevel > 3) If I'm using eth0, I just /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start > > The problem is really those services that depend on net... > Could it be possible to not run those services? That would be my first > suggestion. > I'm currently investigation hotplug for wired eth, though I'm not sure > it is possible, I'm told that Mandrake may have somthing like this. > > I'm sure this quick little note didn't help directly, but hopefully it > will catalyze further discussion on an issue that I'm quite sure affects > more than you and me. > > Good Luck, > Lee > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 04:08:37PM +0100, Patrick Marquetecken wrote: > > Hi, > > > > What is the best way to switch between eth0 'internal networkcard for use > > at work' and eth1 'pcmcia wireless orinoco at home', i'm only using one > > network connection eacht time. > > > > If i just leave eth0 unplugged it take a long time for starting up, and > > if i don't plugin the pcmcia card there is also an error. Removing eth0 > > and eth1 from the default runlevel will causes samba, apache and other > > network related services to start at boot time. > > > > Any advice would be fine. > > > > Patrick > > > > -- > > Knowledge in a databank,is like food which is in a deepfreeze. > > Nothing comes out better than what is initially put in. > > > > PGP Key: http://users.pandora.be/rivendell/marquetp.gpg > > Registered Linux User #44550 > > http://counter.li.org > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
