Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:04:15 -0700 From: hiren panchasara <hiren.panchasara@gmail.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Use of network_interfaces in rc.conf Message-ID: <CALCpEUE5-HgupRc9VfU4W2B4d07mO9ceTiX05SfQCeA_GXDcOQ@mail.gmail.com>
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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
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