Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:46:01 +0000 From: Phillip Neumann <pneumann@gmail.com> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: devd.conf Message-ID: <1138963561.839.1.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060131012215.GA18380@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <1138582561.1895.4.camel@localhost> <20060130211422.GB14402@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <1138662167.1708.2.camel@localhost> <20060131012215.GA18380@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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sorry for the delay. El lun, 30-01-2006 a las 17:22 -0800, Brooks Davis escribió: > On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 11:02:47PM +0000, Phillip Neumann wrote: > > El lun, 30-01-2006 a las 13:14 -0800, Brooks Davis escribió: > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 12:56:01AM +0000, Phillip Neumann wrote: > > > > Im trying to understand devd.conf. > > > > > > > > there is a text, wich is: > > > > # Try to start dhclient on Ethernet like interfaces when the link comes > > > > # up. Only devices that are configured to support DHCP will actually > > > > # run it. No link down rule exists because dhclient automaticly exits > > > > # when the link goes down. > > > > > > > > when i unplug the rj45, i dont see dhclient quitting. i have to ifconfig > > > > the interface down. only so, dhclient will exit. > > > > > > > > base in this, if i modify devd.conf and add this line: > > > > notify 0 { > > > > match "system" "IFNET"; > > > > match "type" "LINK_DOWN"; > > > > media-type "ethernet"; > > > > action "/etc/rc.d/dhclient stop $subsystem"; > > > > }; > > > > > > > > when i unplug the cable it will stop dhclient, but, when i plug the > > > > cable in again, devd sees 2 events, the LINK_UP and inmedialy it see a > > > > LINK_DOWN, so dhclient is stopped. > > > > > > Your network card's driver has a broken if_media configuration. What > > > kind of nic is it? > > > > > > > bfe0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > > > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX > > (rev 02) > > > > broken where do you mean?.. > > If a message isn't being sent when you unplug the cable that's a bug, > and it's either the driver or the hardware. Most likely the driver, > particularly in the case of bfe(4) which isn't all that common. I'd > suggest filing a bug report against the nic driver. > ok. > > > > whats the correct way to configure the ethernet cards? > > > > > > > > is there a way to make something similar work to wifi card? i.e. when > > > > its assisiated with a ssid, run dhclient, and when no carrier, stop it? > > > > > > > > i have run devd -dD, but it does not seems to get any event from the > > > > wifi card. its an intel 2200. > > > > > > If your card is running wpa_supplicant, this is exactly what should > > > happen. > > > > well actually not. im just running dhcp. no wpa. at least ive not > > configured so. and i guess its not enabled by default... > > So your ifconfig_<wireless> variable is set to "DHCP" and dhclient isn't > appearing and disappearing as it should? I'll have to look into that. > Are you running with the iwi driver? My laptop has one of those so I > can test it. > well it does work. But when i ifconfig iwi0 down, dhclient should quit right?. and when ifconfig iwi0 up it should run ? saludos, > -- Brooks > -- Phillip Neumann <pneumann@gmail.com>
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