Start with multiple ports up

[Crlaozwyn]

Apologies if this question has been answered, I searched and couldn't find it.

 

My unraid box has dual NICs. For a couple years, I've been just using ETH0 with no issues. I recently realized a need to run multiple Plex servers and found a great guide on using the second NIC to create a DHCP pool. Works great. Only problem is that when the server starts, ETH1 is down and needs to be manually brought up. A small nuisance, but annoying nonetheless. I couldn't find it in my conf files or in the UI settings, but I'm sure it must be possible to start unraid with ETH0 and ETH1 up. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[JorgeB]

If eth1 is configured to use an IP address (dhcp or static) is should start up, diags might show what's happening.

[soja]

I noticed this by default too. If you go into your network settings and set the IPv4 Address to automatic(for dhcp) or static for setting a static IP then the interface will be brought up on boot.

Edited December 21, 2019 by soja

[bonienl]

The interface needs to be configured in the GUI, doesn't matter if an IP address is assigned or not.

Once the interface configuration is stored, it will be made active upon each system start up.

 

[Crlaozwyn]

Ah, thanks all. I assumed that setting the port to automatic assignment would mess with the DHCP it needs to handle for the dockers. I've set it for now and will test to confirm when I can - family is currently streaming and I don't think, "But I want to test the network!" will go over well with the kids

 

Edit:

Totally exploded. I thought the guide I'd followed (here) mentioned no assigned IP, which I've confirmed. My Plex dockers errored with a "container not found" message. No IP assigned. Removed the "automatic" from ETH1 and everything came back to life. 

Edited December 23, 2019 by Crlaozwyn