eth0 not starting on boot -- debina sarge

Hey folks -

I just installed debian sarge on a box. The problem is the networking for
eth0 does not start on boot. I have my /etc/network/interfaces set up
correctly; after boot, I can type 'ifup eth0' and networking starts up fine.
When I use '/etc/init.d networking start|restart', it will start only lo
(and eth0 will be down if it was up). Some googling turns up nothing. What
gives?

Steve Lefevre

Steve Lefevre wrote:
> Hey folks -
>
> I just installed debian sarge on a box. The problem is the networking for
> eth0 does not start on boot. I have my /etc/network/interfaces set up
> correctly; after boot, I can type 'ifup eth0' and networking starts up fine.
> When I use '/etc/init.d networking start|restart', it will start only lo
> (and eth0 will be down if it was up). Some googling turns up nothing. What
> gives?
>
> Steve Lefevre

Does your /etc/network/interfaces have the

auto eth0

stanza?

Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi