[driverloader] Great it works, How do I set it start 'Automatically' when eth0 is unplugged.

[mj-barton at comcast.net]

Ok, I understand this, however:
1. Disable eth0
2. Execute dldrconfig --netdevname=wlan0
3. Change the "default startup net device" to be wlan0?

How do I complete steps 1 & 2?


>.. I made sure that I disabled eth0, and when eth1 showed up for my wlan0, I issued >dldrconfig --netdevname=wlan%d and this causes eth1 to always show up as wlan0 >and I have configured my wlan0 to be the default startup net device.
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> Michael, 
> 
> Make sure you have configured your wlan0. It might be showing up as eth1. 
> On my laptop using SuSE 9.1, I made sure that I disabled eth0, and when 
> eth1 showed up for my wlan0, I issued dldrconfig --netdevname=wlan%d and 
> this causes eth1 to always show up as wlan0 and I have configured my wlan0 
> to be the default startup net device. 
> 
> HTH 
> 
> Keith 
> MIchael Barton wrote: 
> 
> >Ok, 
> >wlan0 would connect just fine when eth0 was connected with a cat-5 cable. 
> >I want to only use wlan0 and not eth0 but if I unplug the cable to eth0 and 
> >reboot wlan0 does not even get started. What do you suggest? I would like 
> >to have wlan0 start automatically on startup withOUT eth0. 
> > 
> >Card: WMP54G 
> >Distro: Suse 9.1 Personal 
> >Router: WRT54GS 
> >ESSID: linksys 
> >Channel: 6 
> >Freqency: 2.347Ghz 
> > 
> >I want to rely on my wlan. Not eth0, this will remain unplugged. On the 
> >bootup the kernel loads driverloader just fine. 
> >I have a 30day trial licesnse. 
> > 
> >I think I am missing something in the config file. Remove eth0 from bootup 
> >somehow. 
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