Answer Re: \etc\sysconfig\network\ symbolic link

From: TroyC (noone_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:21:48 -0700

sure enough grub was the option:::
http://www.kplug.org/lmbp/

courtesy of google
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=grub+ifcfg-eth0+symboli
+link&btnG=Search

I wrote:

> OS: Suse 9.0 [2.4.21-215-default] [grub] [kde 3.1]
>
> Sitchy-ation:::
> have different networks my laptop has to connect to
> at different times [home, work location 1,
> work location 2, etc]
>
> Trying to use a symbolic link for 'ifcfg-eth0'.
>
> right now I have mutliple ifcfg-type files named:::
>
> eth0.dhcp used for dhcp [default work/home]
> eth0.C.1 static for 192.168.1.x network
> eth0.A.1 static for lab testing 1.1.1.x network
> eth0.C.16 used for work 16.x net [no dhcp]
>
> so, I have a sym link set for ifcfg-eth0-->eth0.dhcp
>
> UPON BOOTUP the sym link is not seen/paid attention to;
> and the network interface does not come up.
>
> However, after bootup, I can 'ifup eth0' and the link
> comes up fine [no matter which file I have the sym link
> pointing to].
>
> What is the reason that the bootup scripts won't see
> the sym link?
>
> Is there a way to 'automate' this via grub on boot by passing param?
> [really don't prefer this...but...]
>
> Thanks,
> TroyC
>
>
>
>
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