Sometimes-connected laptop

Guest · Posted: Mon May 27, 2002 11:47 am Post subject: Sometimes-connected laptop

Hi

Using Gentoo, love it. Have it installed on a laptop, which is sometimes connected to a network but other times (hotel rooms, airports) it isn't. When it IS connected to a network it gets a DHCP address, and that works fine. When is ISN'T connected, eth0 times out trying to get a DHCP address (of course), but then eth0 fails to start, which means squid, postifx, mysql, etc etc don't start.

The only workaround I have found so far is to assign a static address to the Ethernet port, but that means I have to re-edit files when I want a DHCP address.

What I actually want to do is try to get a DCHP address, and if successful carry on. If not successful, then assign a static address and carry on, so that services dependent upon a network are able to start.

Thanks for any help
Andy

mb · Guru Joined: 25 Apr 2002 Posts: 355 Location: Hessen | .de

hi...

i have exactly the same problem... my solution (or better work-around) is to assign a static ip and call dhcp if needed...

the other way around is of course the best solution, but requires some scripting.... => maybe we should bring this up in gentoo suggestions..

#mb

DataShark · n00b Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 28 Location: Portugal

emerge quickswitch, read the docs and be happy

fghellar · Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 7:04 pm Post subject:

I'd suggest you simply do