Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:32:10 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: hiren panchasara <hiren.panchasara@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Use of network_interfaces in rc.conf Message-ID: <D3ACECC5-598B-4679-A76F-7FDD2780BAFF@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <CALCpEUFs74jZ69gCm-1bwGMKZFdkBas2VdR8x1JHAVzFtWSpBA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CALCpEUE5-HgupRc9VfU4W2B4d07mO9ceTiX05SfQCeA_GXDcOQ@mail.gmail.com> <CALCpEUFs74jZ69gCm-1bwGMKZFdkBas2VdR8x1JHAVzFtWSpBA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mar 13, 2012, at 10:18 PM, hiren panchasara wrote: >> What difference does it make when I have each (separately) in my rc.conf: >> >> 1) no network_interfaces at all >> 2) network_interfaces="AUTO" These two are the same. >> 3) network_interfaces="em0" This will configure em0 only, using ifconfig_em0 if that is set. You'd almost certainly want to list loopback, aka lo0, in this list. >> 4) network_interfaces="NOAUTO" That's invalid. If you set: ifconfig_em0="NOAUTO" ...then em0 would not be auto-configured. Regards, -- -Chuck
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