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-rw-r--r--gnu/services/networking.scm11
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index 6485c08ff7..59b895d60b 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -234,14 +234,15 @@ fe80::1%lo0 apps.facebook.com\n")
(define valid?
(lambda (interface)
(and (arp-network-interface? interface)
- (not (loopback-network-interface? interface)))))
+ (not (loopback-network-interface? interface))
+ ;; XXX: Make sure the interfaces are up so that
+ ;; 'dhclient' can actually send/receive over them.
+ ;; Ignore those that cannot be activated.
+ (false-if-exception
+ (set-network-interface-up interface)))))
(define ifaces
(filter valid? (all-network-interface-names)))
- ;; XXX: Make sure the interfaces are up so that 'dhclient' can
- ;; actually send/receive over them.
- (for-each set-network-interface-up ifaces)
-
(false-if-exception (delete-file #$pid-file))
(let ((pid (fork+exec-command
(cons* #$dhclient "-nw"