time lag between /sbin/ifconfig eth2 up and when interface becomes usable...

[Robert Locke]

On Thu, 2008-04-10 at 13:39 -0400, Gautam Thaker wrote:
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> Any hints welcome. The "/sbin/ifconfig eth2 up 192.168.0.2" command 
> returns right away, but the interface is not ready to go for a few 
> seconds. What can this be due to?

Well, for one thing, it could be the switch you are connected to that is
"blocking" traffic until it is sure "what you are".  There are a few
protocols built in to networking hardware that can cause this.  Google
for "Spanning Tree Protocol"....

--Rob