boot network profile

[Albert Solana]

Hi Federico,

On dc, 2005-03-02 at 02:15 +0100, federico wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> have a choice for a network profile at boot, could be so useful for 
> laptop users like me.
> something that let me decide for ifup wlan0 or eth0 before login.
> does a method already exist?
> 

Try laptop-net package. 

$ sudo apt-get install laptop-net 

Here is a description about this package:

The laptop-net package supports the built-in ethernet of laptops by
 providing several integrated features that automatically adapt the
 laptop to the network environment.  The package is easily configured
 to support a wide variety of network environments, and supports
 manual as well as automatic management of the network interface.
 .
 Laptop-net can automatically: start and stop the network interface at
 appropriate times; disable the network interface when the network
 cable is removed, and enable it when the cable is inserted; select
 the network interface's IP address, either by probing the network for
 known hosts or by use of the DHCP protocol; customize the laptop's
 software configuration to match the network interface's IP address.

You'll have to configure which network interfaces will be up in each
network lan and that's all.

Hope it helps,
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