From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 18 17:33:08 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 ABE721065729 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:33:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dhorn2000@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.243]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58E948FC22 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:33:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dhorn2000@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id d11so103973and.13 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:33:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=XH1btbiAgzkIfy9AeG4a9rN37ILdbPhJozRZCAYdBTk=; b=VT2bnYkKPeEEFfL/5b//MrvAF4heVaHe3S7BktWwtk7r8iZ9O04MQTe4c7aluWO0Jk 3YxFuTGtVevMymn2hSn578hwmw1V2JlPd3woQ4rI3Se4Tz1jkN4sQa8Qk4qgTp/cXbX6 G+JFGw3vstmGIvlko5Wq23GftJsFG91dX6Grk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=GB5g5Mc6Org/VgXKJrsRQvwTYg8/TggvGnH54ue57cnegKtKRX6i3VR/BJWMvWlUWl vAicVEmz7SNM+uzFSzXi5fACjZZvbFDAZlUkk44wLjYTTfmNY5NpNudbCZlMSDbyMc/j st4x75cFDj3dnywqLwnPw6LIVbaSRkBQVuhvc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.14.196 with SMTP id h4mr531379iba.15.1237397586579; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:33:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200903181626.n2IGQgqt054487@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <25ff90d60903180904ud077fcdy344cda5307a9037e@mail.gmail.com> <200903181626.n2IGQgqt054487@lurza.secnetix.de> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:33:06 -0400 Message-ID: <25ff90d60903181033n5d3f0a79w7a8ea504f911ecf@mail.gmail.com> From: David Horn To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, brooks@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Subject: Re: Dynamic loading of network kernel modules? 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: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:33:12 -0000 On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Oliver Fromme 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 >