Ifplugd

ifplugd is a Linux daemon which will automatically configure your ethernet device when a cable is plugged in and automatically unconfigure it if the cable is pulled.

Features

• support for multiple ethernets
• use of native ifup/ifdown scripts
• supports ethtool, mii-diag and mii-tool APIs or can run without cable detection
• supports syslog
• optionally ignores short unplugged periods

Project Homepage / Availability

• Homepage: http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/

Packages

• Debian packages: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&version=all&exact=1&keywords=ifplugd
• SuSE packages: http://packman.links2linux.de/?action=359
• Gentoo # emerge ifplugd - but it will no work for Gentoo - see here. However, this bug is marked as a duplicate for this bug, where possible solutions are proposed.

Subversion

Is supposed to reside here, but the link doesn't work currently.

Status

• stable and active

Interesting links related to this project

• waproamd