[oe] Automatically connect to ethernet
Jan Pannecoeck
jpa at mgb-tech.com
Mon Mar 9 10:32:54 UTC 2009
Hello all,
I'm using OpenEmbedded for an Taskit PanelCard. I've been able to get
everything I needed working properly except for one thing now. And I
assume that it is a problem in the OE linux kernel, or me missing some
packages.
So my problem is that linux does not connect to the DHCP server
automatically when I plug in the ethernetcable. When I plug-in the cable
before I launch the linux, this is working fine because at start-up the
DHCP-server is asked for a new IP-lease. But when I don't plug-in the
cable, and I plug it in when linux is already booted, the DHCP-server
isn't contacted for a new IP-lease and I can't connect to the Internet.
I can use the "/etc/init.d/networking restart" command but this isn't a
solution of course because it should work all the time, also if I'm not
there to enter that command...
So, do I have to change some settings in the kernel, or do I have to
install some extra packages to get this working properly?
Thanks in advance,
Jan Pannecoeck
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