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Subject: Re: [ Spam - HIGH ]  Re: Dell Inspiron 630m
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On 2006-03-30 13:24 +0000, Baldur Gislason <baldur@foo.is> wrote:
> Funny that, I also had this problem on an Inspiron 1000 albeit a bit different there,
> on the 1000 the system would not lock up when I ifconfigged the interface up without
> a network cable plugged in but it would lock up once the cable was plugged in.

The Dells offer a power-save feature, which disables the Ethernet port
if no carrier is detected (or carrier is lost).

You can disable this feature (under Windows, probably also in the BIOS,
haven't checked that ...)

Regards, STefan