- if [ -n "$NIC1" -a ! -f $target/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf ]; then
- iface_stanza $NIC1 $METHOD > $target/etc/network/interfaces.d/$NIC1
- fi
+ if ifclass VM || ifclass LINODE; then
+ # note, this condition would apply to the elif below too,
+ # but I don't specify a static ip in fai, so not bothering
+ cat > $target/etc/network/interfaces <<-EOF
+# generated by FAI
+auto lo $NIC1
+iface lo inet loopback
+iface $NIC1 inet dhcp
+iface $NIC1 inet6 auto
+EOF
+
+
+ else
+ cat > $target/etc/network/interfaces <<EOF
+# generated by FAI
+auto lo br0
+iface lo inet loopback
+iface $NIC1 inet manual
+# make a bridge by default so we can have bridged vms.
+# Some example I read had stp on, but i don't need stp,
+# and it causes a vm to fail pxe boot, presumably unless
+# you add some delay.
+# http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/PXE_boot_%28or_dhcp%29_on_guest_failed
+iface br0 inet dhcp
+ bridge_ports $NIC1
+ bridge_stp off
+ bridge_maxwait 0
+EOF
+ fi
+
+ if ifclass LINODE; then
+ mkdir -p /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d
+ cat >/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/mine <<EOF
+# dhcp in initramfs doesn't work on linode. i dunno why, whatever.
+# man 5 initramfs.conf
+# /usr/share/doc/klibc-utils/README.ipconfig.gz
+# /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/functions
+IP=$linode_ip::$linode_gw:255.255.255.0::$linode_if:off
+EOF
+ fi
+