From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 12 16:04:18 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 340C2106566B for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:04:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hiren.panchasara@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bk0-f54.google.com (mail-bk0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B85258FC12 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:04:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkcjc3 with SMTP id jc3so3830353bkc.13 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:04:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=s5c68z9rA4z+MaSFto8Sl5DV8Rgt5iYhNP4UJFQRbf0=; b=dAiCez85dLRyGqhnJojXg5fFpcxVADzlY4kGqgxmaDHfNGzuvYx1pCuQ+b85dgYZfc NKLhfQLRn+hA6gFUkAaj+3quJSAeKnP78Ti9eHwJ4z3D5XegEbZJuf9V6AvIFaiDHWqn ngZCYZ5dIU0QltflqMLDShUAuUg3BUmC52pkJ6/8oGUyxdofCjl3LQSMUDVfqPO3zxl9 VPFmpf7uTGhap5WFtZTrUS1htoUKGxaJBM4Uz2JcrIIqttKOIpVmmMBKLYXWlYWrUKyg XSQ9HTgjUCk0ErDFSo9IqIjNLqS9BlR/K4GiOPICDNbDuBZ9vI5hs8USq2aL6Bd2WXmD DblQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.205.132.73 with SMTP id ht9mr595173bkc.46.1331568255742; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:04:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.230.5 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:04:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:04:15 -0700 Message-ID: From: hiren panchasara To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Use of network_interfaces in rc.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:04:18 -0000 Looking at man rc.conf, network_interfaces (str) Set to the list of network interfaces to configure o= n this host or =E2=80=9CAUTO=E2=80=9D (the default) for all = current interfaces. Setting the network_interfaces variable to anything other than the default is deprecated. Interfaces that the adminis=E2=80=90 trator wishes to store configuration for, but not start at boot should be configured with the =E2=80=9CNOAUTO=E2=80= =9D keyword in their ifconfig_=E2=9F=A8interface=E2=9F=A9 variables as describe= d below. For example, in my rc.conf I have ifconfig_em0=3D"dhcp" What difference does it make when I have each (separately) in my rc.conf: 1) no network_interfaces at all 2) network_interfaces=3D"AUTO" 3) network_interfaces=3D"em0" 4) network_interfaces=3D"NOAUTO" It seems, all but 2 are deprecated. Thanks in advance, Hiren