get network hotplugging working on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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本文介绍了解决因系统尝试从不存在的DHCP服务器获取IP地址而导致启动时间延长的问题。通过使用allow-hotplug配置并安装netplug守护进程，可以有效缩短启动时间，并确保在插入网线时系统能够自动获取IP地址。

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Issue:

When configure the network with following configuration. Then boot up system, it will automatically dhcp to get IP address from DHCP server.

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$ vi /etc/network/interfaces

# here auto = allow-auto

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp

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However, if not ethernet cable connect or the no DHCP server, it will try serval times.This will cause some time for booting. (On my system, it will spend more than 2 minutes). This is won't acceptable.

The solution for this is use allow-hotplug. So, the configuration file will look like the following.

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$ vi /etc/network/interfaces

allow-hotplug eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp

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Then boot up system without ethernet cable connect. It will solve the boot time issue. However, when connect cable when system is running, it won't automatically detect the cable plugin and do dhcp operation.

For this, we need netplug daemon to let it work. more information about netplug: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man8/netplugd.8.html

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$ sudo apt-get install netplug

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with this daemon, now it work perfectly for network.

Useful Link for network configuration:

1. Debian Network setup: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch05.en.html

2. ubuntu /etc/network/interfaces : http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/en/man5/interfaces.5.html