/etc/init.d/network is incorrect.

Correct name is: /etc/init.d/networking

# dpkg -S /etc/init.d/networking
ifupdown: /etc/init.d/networking

Cheers,
Greg

On Fri, Jul 4, 2025, at 3:10 AM, Ralph Ronnquist via Dng wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 04, 2025 at 12:26:35AM -0400, David Niklas via Dng wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I just installed Devuan Daedalus. It connected to the net just fine, but
> > after installing a bunch of packages (too many to count), I rebooted the
> > system and the network is not brought up correctly.
> >
> > I compared my current sysinit list of services to the new systems and
> > there isn't really anything standing out. I found /etc/init.d/network was
> > not executable. When I made it so and after re-executed it as root
> > (/etc/init.d/network start), I have full networking. This is repeatable
> > across reboots.
>
> I have note found "/etc/init.d/network" in any debian package. Where
> does that come from?
>
> Though the problem is most likely due to avahi-autoipd, and I'm sure
> you will be much happier having purged that one.
>
> Ralph
>
> >
> > To be clear, I cannot ping my router when the net is down, but the iface
> > gets it's correct address and I can ping it as well as the lo interface.
> > The HW is an Intel I225-V rev 03. Even when the net is down the kernel
> > sees the interface HW and the light on my switch indicating that the
> > port is plugged in is lit.
> >
> > Ping says:
> > % ping 192.168.1.1
> > Network is unreachable.
> >
> > I run bootlogd, so I examined the network startup:
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: Mounting local filesystems...done.
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: Activating swapfile swap, if any...done.
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: Cleaning up temporary files....
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: Starting Setting kernel variables: sysctl.
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: Configuring network interfaces...error: eth0 :
> > eth0: up cmd '/etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-autoipd' failed: returned 2
> > (Error: Device for nexthop is not up.
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: )
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: error: main exception: no ifaces found matching
> > given allow lists
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: done.
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: Cleaning up temporary files....
> > Thu Jul 3 XX:XX:XX 2025: Setting up ALSA...done.
> >
> > When running:
> > % sudo /etc/init.d/network start
> > Configuring network interfaces...error: main exception: no ifaces found
> > matching given allow lists
> > done.
> > %
> >
> > /etc/network/interfaces is below for your viewing pleasure.
> >
> >
> > I tried searching online without much success.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > #################################################
> > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
> >
> > source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
> >
> > # The loopback network interface
> > auto lo
> > iface lo inet loopback
> >
> > # The primary network interface
> > auto eth0
> > iface eth0 inet dhcp
> > #################################################
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