On 11-Apr-00 ds wrote:
Bernie Gardner wrote:
3) This is on a laptop which I use at home and work with different network settings. I had worked out a simple way to make the change using cardctl scheme. After updating, networking did not work at all. It took considerable effort to find all the settings yast had changed during the upgrade. I finally have it working at home, but I'm not sure the cardctl will work at work without more tweaking. I see no reason at all for any network settings to be changed during an update. Surely it is reasonable to assume that if the user is interested in networking he has worked it out before the update, and the update procedure shouldn't change anything related to it!
I installed SuSE 6.2 on my Compaq Armada 7800 Laptop also. I am having BIG problems going from my Ethernet network at work to my Ethernet network here at home. Everytime it starts up, there is no networking and as of this morning, my Eth0 interface is gone. Yast says it is still there, but ifconfig says it doesn't exist.
1. What is CardCtl? Where do you get it? Is it a package that is with the distribution? 2. When I change networks, you can use Yast to make network changes, but it doesn't re-start the network with the new changes. What do I execute to get SuSE to except my changes?
Thanks
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1) Cardctl is a program which allows various operations on pcmcia cards. The only function I've used is 'cardctl scheme ...' which allows you to change network settings (and other settings as well though I've only used the network settings) between different situations quickly. I have it set up so I can just type a single man before leaving home/work and the network is set up correctly for work/home. I have to get to work now, but if you are interested I'll send you the files I use when I get home this evening. 2) To restart the network after changes try 'rcnetwork restart' but as Arjen said, if you want to use the pcmcia scheme method don't configure the network with Yast. I forgot that after I upgraded to 6.4 over the weekend and wasted lots of time until I discovered that SuSE had changed my cardctl file for some reason but had at least saved a copy of my original. If anyone from SuSE reads this ***please*** condider changing this behavior! If there is a configuration file which is changed from SuSE's original it probably means the user has his system working the way he wants it. If you feel obligated to show him a better way, rename your new version instead of the user's old one so the system comes up functioning as it did before the upgrade. Bernie Gardner bernieg1@mediaone.net -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/