From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 13 17:26:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B431D16A510 for ; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:26:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (ns2.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA85D43D83 for ; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:24:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.63 #0 (FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE)) id 1GuXrt-00005j-1V by authid for ; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:26:09 +0300 Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:26:09 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061213172609.GB36107@ns2.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20061213141914.GR46624@ns2.wananchi.com> <718eeb340612130748p4a96f640qa3a9693f3e8ad4f7@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <718eeb340612130748p4a96f640qa3a9693f3e8ad4f7@mail.gmail.com> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message, where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!. X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Subject: Re: Newbie on tunnelling X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:26:31 -0000 * On 13/12/06 15:48 +0000, Chris wrote: | Loading a kernel module at boot time is done by editing (or creating) | loader.conf in /boot. And adding [module_name]_load="YES" to load a module, | so: if_gre_load="YES". | | Edit rc.conf for startup configurations. Take a look at "man rc.conf". The | sections on network_interfaces and static_routes will be of some help. | | On 13/12/06, Odhiambo Washington wrote: | > | >I need to create a VPN between two offices. Each has a LAN that is | >behind a FreeBSD router/firewall. | > | >I have managed to do the following manually: | > | >hq-office: | >kldload if_gre.ko | >ifconfig gre0 create | >ifconfig gre0 tunnel 62.8.68.94 62.8.82.142 | >ifconfig gre0 inet 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.252 | >route add -net 192.168.1.0/24 -interface gre0 | > | >sub-office: | >kldload if_gre.ko | >ifconfig gre0 create | >ifconfig gre0 tunnel 62.8.82.142 62.8.68.94 | >ifconfig gre0 inet 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.252 | >route add -net 192.168.0.0/24 -interface gre0 | > | >Now my simple question is: How do I automate these commands during boot | >time? | > So, if I compiled kernel with "device gre" (FreeBSD 5.5 here, sorry) then there is no need to load the module via loader.conf, yes? So in rc.conf. would the following suffice (for hq-office)? cloned_interfaces="gre0" ifconfig_gre0="inet 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 tunnel 62.8.68.94 62.8.82.142 up" How about the static route portions? It's still not clear to me how to take care of them in rc.conf. TIA -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. It is the language of the future for the problems of the past: it creates a new generation of coding bums.