From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 11:09:46 2008 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 775B81065675 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:09:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsdlists@bsdunix.ch) Received: from conversation.bsdunix.ch (ns1.bsdunix.ch [82.220.1.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33CA58FC33 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:09:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsdlists@bsdunix.ch) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by conversation.bsdunix.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05F2E5D47; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:53:57 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at mail.bsdunix.ch Received: from conversation.bsdunix.ch ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (conversation.bsdunix.ch [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id htZwBu7kfM+C; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:53:55 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (home.bsdunix.ch [82.220.17.23]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by conversation.bsdunix.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4E9F5CFF; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:53:55 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: From: Thomas Vogt To: Steve Bertrand In-Reply-To: <494872FE.8070801@ibctech.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:53:55 +0100 References: <494872FE.8070801@ibctech.ca> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Cc: FreeBSD Net Subject: Re: loopback creation at boot 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, 17 Dec 2008 11:09:46 -0000 Hi Steve Am 17.12.2008 um 04:33 schrieb Steve Bertrand: > Hi all, > > I'm curious to know if the creation of additional 'lo' interfaces is > possible at boot via the traditional /etc/rc.conf as of yet. > > Forgive me if I've missed anything regarding this. > > I'm still trying to blend some functionality between FBSD and Quagga > for > certain routing functions. > > This is just attempting to get feedback here, knowing full well that > this is not a Quagga list: > > - IPv6 addresses can't be assigned via Quagga to a NIC (Quagga issue > AFAICT) > -'disc' interfaces can't be `created' via Quagga (Quagga issue AFAICT) > - apparently, 'disc' interfaces can not be created via /etc/rc.conf > - IPv4 addresses CAN be assigned to available NIC(s) via Quagga > - loopback interfaces can NOT be created via Quagga, or via FreeBSD > boot > procedure (other than lo0) > > Can anyone provide any feedback or procedural guidance on how I can > (for > example): > > - ensure that lo1, lo2-lo14 are created at boot > - ensure that disc0 is created at boot, with an assigned IPv4 and IPv6 > address cloned_interfaces="lo1 lo2 lo3" ifconfig_lo1="up" ifconfig_lo2="up" ifconfig_lo3="up" Regards Thomas