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-rwxr-xr-xpackage/initscripts/init.d/S40network29
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/package/initscripts/init.d/S40network b/package/initscripts/init.d/S40network
index 7b11d8b902..a8d7c5df78 100755
--- a/package/initscripts/init.d/S40network
+++ b/package/initscripts/init.d/S40network
@@ -6,8 +6,37 @@
# Debian ifupdown needs the /run/network lock directory
mkdir -p /run/network
+# In case we have a slow-to-appear interface (e.g. eth-over-USB),
+# and we need to configure it, wait until it appears, but not too
+# long either. WAIT_DELAY is in seconds.
+WAIT_DELAY=15
+
+wait_for_interfaces() {
+ IFACES=$(awk '/^auto/ { print $2 }' /etc/network/interfaces)
+ [ -n "$IFACES" ] || return
+
+ printf "Waiting for network interfaces to appear"
+
+ for i in $(seq $WAIT_DELAY); do
+ for IFACE in $IFACES; do
+ if [ ! -e "/sys/class/net/$IFACE" ]; then
+ printf "."
+ sleep 1
+ continue 2
+ fi
+ done
+
+ printf " ok\n"; return
+ done
+
+ printf " timeout\n"
+ exit 1
+}
+
case "$1" in
start)
+ wait_for_interfaces
+
echo "Starting network..."
/sbin/ifup -a
;;
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