Christian,
No, network should not depend on pcmcia, because pcmcia has it's own network setup script. Sucha dependency can cause troubles if you have pcmcia and build in NICs.
I figured it had a reason, and now I know why. Thanks!
Initscripts are executed at boottime only, but plugging a pcmcia card can happen in the running system at any time. So these jobs must be independant.
Ah! That I never thought of. This laptop is just sitting in a draper playing internet server, so that pcmcia card is never removed.
I have a temporary workaround:
This does not work when you hotplug the card.
Which is not an issue on my machine, but I'm glad to know when my solution will fail.
Wa are aware of such problems. The next SuSE Linux will have a completely redesigned network setup; then you won't have such problems anymore.
That sounds great! I'm very happy about that. Thanks for your insights. --jeroen