From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 18 16:27:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEE6B1065687 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:27:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [IPv6:2a01:170:102f::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50E6E8FC0A for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:27:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2IGQglK054496; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:27:06 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n2IGQgqt054487; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:26:42 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:26:42 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200903181626.n2IGQgqt054487@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, dhorn2000@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <25ff90d60903180904ud077fcdy344cda5307a9037e@mail.gmail.com> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-net User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.4-PRERELEASE-20080904 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:27:06 +0100 (CET) Cc: Subject: Re: Dynamic loading of network kernel modules? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, dhorn2000@gmail.com List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:27:08 -0000 David Horn wrote: > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > > >  network_interfaces="bge0 lo0" > > Ah. Ok, now I am understanding your scenario. > > I thought that using 'network_interfaces' with anything other than > "AUTO" was in the process of being depreciated ? Well, the manual page says so, but I think that is a mistake. There are cases where you have to specify the list of interfaces explicitly. The situation described in this thread is one such case. My opinion is that it is good to have the ability to let things be done automatically, but it is bad to remove the ability to do things manually. This is UNIX, after all. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "The ITU has offered the IETF formal alignment with its corresponding technology, Penguins, but that won't fly." -- RFC 2549