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I want to connect to VPN every time eth0 goes up. I have already a script to do connect to VPN. How can I run it on interface up event on Fedora Core 12?

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At least on Fedora 11, the networking scripts will call /sbin/ifup-local ${DEVICE} after bringing up the interfaces. Does that do what you're wanting?

(Note: untested)

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Thanks, it works. But is it the proper way to edit /sbin/ifup-local itself? Is there any config file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts for this purpose? – exquisitor Dec 8 '09 at 19:05
On my F11 system, /sbin/ifup-local doesn't exist. What package does it belong to on yours? (rpm -qf /sbin/ifup-local) – retracile Dec 8 '09 at 22:37
It doesn't exist on mine to. But I wrote a simple script and after service network restart it is called three times: with eth0, wlan0 and lo as parameters. – exquisitor Dec 10 '09 at 6:06
Then yeah, that looks like the way they intend it to be done. – retracile Dec 10 '09 at 15:29
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What kind of VPN is it? If you use NetworkManager you can set a VPN to automatically connect itself (For desktop use especially, NM is the recommended form of networking to use on Fedora)

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I've tried setting this, and at least on F11, it doesn't appear to do anything. – retracile Dec 8 '09 at 16:09
I don't want to use NM. I had bad experience with it in F10 and I don't understand what it can afford me on my one-interface system. – exquisitor Dec 8 '09 at 18:28

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