Per Jessen wrote:
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
The configuring Ethernet ports in openSUSE, it is possible to say when the port should be configured. This is the STARTMODE= value in the port configuration file.
Has there been a deliberate change in the 'onboot' mode? In previous openSUSE releases, this would cause the port to be configured when the system is booted, independent of whether there is a cable attached. If one want to require that there be a cable, STARTMODE can bet set to 'oncable'.
I don't know if/when this was changed, but 'onboot' and 'oncable' were deprecated in favour of "auto" and "hotplug". See e.g. /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg.template
Hmm, 'oncable' seems to be called 'ifplugd', but I am not familiar with that.
In Leap 42,3, it seems that when one selects On Boot in YAST, STARTMODE is set to 'auto'. If there is no cable attached, the port does not get an address. It acts like 'on cable connect'.
With a static address assignment? I don't think I've tried that.
Have just tried it now - I see what you mean. You would like the interface to be assigned the static address, no matter what state the interface is in? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (12.6°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - virtual servers, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org