On 09/21/2013 03:56 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 01:47:24PM +0300, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
>
>> I have both wired and wireless network interfaces configured:
>> box0 log # rc-update show|egrep 'enp3s0|wlp2s0'
>> net.enp3s0 | default
>> net.wlp2s0 | default
>>
>> (1). Is there a way to instruct the system as to which network interface
>> to use, so it doesn't try to bring up the one not intended to be used at
>> boot time:
>> box0 log # egrep 'enp3s0|wlp2s0' messages
>> -------------------------------------------
>> […]
>> /etc/init.d/net.enp3s0[1801]: ERROR: net.enp3s0 failed to start
>> […]
>> /etc/init.d/netmount[2007]: ERROR: cannot start netmount as net.enp3s0 would
>> not start
>> […]
>> /etc/init.d/sshd[2008]: ERROR: cannot start sshd as net.enp3s0 would not
>> start
>> […]
>> -------------------------------------------
>> (2). sshd seems to start only if the wired interface is up. How do I
>> tell it start when the wireless interface is running?
>> box0 log # rc-status|egrep 'enp3s0|wlp2s0|sshd'
>> net.enp3s0 [ stopped ]
>> net.wlp2s0 [ started ]
>> sshd [ stopped ]
> It seems to me that your problem is that you’re not always connected
> with both interfaces at the same time. In the default configuration,
> network-dependent services only start if all network services are up
> and running. This is most annyoing for laptop users who might not be
> connected at all at times.
>
> The solution is to not have network services depend on all interfaces.
> Please look at /etc/rc.conf for rc_depend_strict; if you set it to "NO",
> then services are satisfied with any net.* service, even net.lo.
>
> I suppose there is a way to set up something more fine-tuned in
> /etc/conf.d/net, but that must be explained by someone else as I
> lack that knowledge. ;)
Thanks for your input. I am running gentoo on a laptop, as you have
rightly guessed. It was suggested to me by somebody else on this list
that using Wicd might be a viable option.
