Bug 144748

Summary:	Set fixed network interfaces to "start when cable connected" by default
Product:	[openSUSE] SUSE Linux 10.1	Reporter:	Michael Stather <kontakt>
Component:	YaST2	Assignee:	E-mail List <bnc-team-screening>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Klaus Kämpf <kkaempf>
Severity:	Enhancement
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Beta 1
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Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
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Description Michael Stather 2006-01-23 10:28:33 UTC

Currently they start at startup no matther whether there´s a cable connected or not.
Changing this wouldn´t have any draw3backs IMHO but some advantages, e.g. I can plug the cable after starting the system and it´lll work, as well as plugging into a different network while running (dhcpcd will fetch a new IP address for me then).

Comment 1 Andreas Jaeger 2006-01-23 10:51:12 UTC

We're not going to change this.

The solution for changing networks is NetworkManager and for static networks it will stay as is.

Comment 2 Michael Stather 2006-01-23 17:28:15 UTC

Does "changing networks" also cover simple ethernet links?Or just wireless networks?
IMHO it doesnt make sense to enable a network card/interface when there´s no cable attached to it. No matter whether it´s managed by network manager or not.
Or am I able to manage such networks also with network manager in 10.1?