Hmm. Well, eth0 is recognized after I use the netcard config script to setup an ip if I boot and no dhcp address is assigned at start. I don't think it is a problem if the card isn't initialized unless it finds an ip.
Maybe its because I'm using a pcmia ethernet card?
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Maybe its because I'm using a pcmia ethernet card?
Yes. Maybe that is it. I am not familar with that configuration. I was testing using an internal ethernet card.
There are many way you could write the script but I think the ifconfig command is what would drive your check. Like or something close to this
ETH0=
ETH0=`ifconfig | grep eth0` if [ -z ${ETH0} ]; then setup static ip.