Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:33:06 -0400 From: David Horn <dhorn2000@gmail.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, brooks@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dynamic loading of network kernel modules? Message-ID: <25ff90d60903181033n5d3f0a79w7a8ea504f911ecf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200903181626.n2IGQgqt054487@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <25ff90d60903180904ud077fcdy344cda5307a9037e@mail.gmail.com> <200903181626.n2IGQgqt054487@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> wr= ote: > David Horn wrote: > =A0> Oliver Fromme wrote: > =A0> > > =A0> > =A0network_interfaces=3D"bge0 lo0" > =A0> > =A0> Ah. =A0Ok, now I am understanding your scenario. > =A0> > =A0> I thought that using 'network_interfaces' with anything other than > =A0> "AUTO" =A0was in the process of being depreciated ? > > Well, the manual page says so, but I think that is a > mistake. =A0There are cases where you have to specify the > list of interfaces explicitly. =A0The situation described > in this thread is one such case. Good point. > > 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. =A0This is UNIX, after all. Exactly. Both scenarios should probably be supported, but I guess we would need to ask brooks for some history on the depreciated warning for network_interfaces. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D src/etc/network.subr Revision 1.185: download - view: text, markup, annotated - [selected for di= ffs] Wed Apr 30 16:29:15 2008 UTC (10 months, 2 weeks ago) by brooks Branches: MAIN Diff to: previous 1.184: preferred, colored Changes since revision 1.184: +4 -0 lines Emit a warning when the network_interfaces variable is not set to AUTO. MFC after: 3 days =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --Thanks! -_Dave H > > Best regards > =A0 Oliver > > -- > Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. > Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, =A0Gesch=E4ftsfuehr= ung: > secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht M=FC= n- > chen, HRB 125758, =A0Gesch=E4ftsf=FChrer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf G= ebhart > > FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: =A0http://www.secnetix.de/b= sd > > "The ITU has offered the IETF formal alignment with its > corresponding technology, Penguins, but that won't fly." > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-- RFC 2549 >
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