[3496] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Switching between PPP and Ethernet via hot-swapping PCMCIA?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Tue Jun 25 18:03:27 1996
From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox)
To: eb@amazon.com (Eric Benson)
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 10:50:47 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <31CF4319.2F92DBE1@amazon.com> from "Eric Benson" at Jun 24, 96 06:38:33 pm
> Does anyone run a laptop Linux configuration with both Ethernet and modem
> cards, switching between the two depending on location? Is it necessary to
> reboot to make the switch?
No. You may need to write a script that clobbers and restarts a few things
but it shouldnt be a major problem. The PCMCIA stuff is very happy with
hot swapping.
Alan
