From: "Adam Keck" <ghostis@gmail.com>
I can only bring the interface up via running "sudo ifup ra0". My wife's probably not going to go for that ;).
If I were your boss, I would demand that you document all changes to distribution defaults, but why would your wife object to putting "ifup ra0" in one of those shell files that get run by root when you boot? In other words, I have no idea what you are talking about, or the answer to your question, but I can keep the conversation going with stupid comments until somebody else comes along.
Does anyone have any ideas about what plumbing I am missing to get automatic configuration?
Of course. If you want true, real, distinct, coherent, concrete, clear, clever, or usable ideas... good luck! -- Keith