eth1 and eth0 fail at startup

[Kristian T.]

eth0 = your ethernet port
eth1 = your airport port

If you do not have an airport card eth1 should not be started up at all.

About eth0 - are you connected via ethernet when you boot into ydl? If not,
then it will fail. 

So when using a portable computer it might be nicer to handle the
connections yourself, so you don't have to wait for eth0 to fail when you
boot it up in the train or where ever you are using your iBook.

You can adjust the settings for the two ports in

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1

Where you can set "onboot" to "no"

Then you are in control on when to startup your ports (using ifup - see then
man pages on that for more info (or post again))

Have fun.

Kristian T.

> From: Sigfrid <sam.i.am@mac.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:34:54 -0800
> To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Subject: eth1 and eth0 fail at startup
> 
> I'm running an tangerine ibook with os 9 on one partition and ydl 3 on the
> other.  When I start up under ydl the system fails to find ip address's for
> eth1 and eth0, and when I try to start up the 'network' system setting it
> crashes.  I know that at least my ethernet port is ok because it works under
> 9.  I'm a newbie and haven't found much in my search on the internet about
> this.  Help me get linux working on the net.
> 
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