To use ifplugd with SuSE Linux you have to change the start mode of all interfaces mentioned in ifplugd.conf to manual instead of onboot. Hotplug devices should specify hotplug as usual. For example: if /etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.conf contains INTERFACES='eth0' your /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 must contain STARTMODE='manual' $Id: README.SuSE 86 2004-01-26 15:34:24Z lennart $