Re: [Gumstix-users] eth0 dosn't auto load on boot

[Miner, J. W (US SSA) <jon...@ba...>]

One item that nobody (myself included) is the need for an "auto" entry in the /etc/network/interfaces. Here is an example from a working system:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

The "auto" entry causes the system to automatically run the "ifup" command.  A second option is to run the ifplug daemon, which monitors the ethernet link and runs "ifup" when the link comes up, in that case you would not use the "auto" line.