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Date:      Wed, 19 Nov 1997 11:23:49 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Brian N. Handy" <handy@sag.space.lockheed.com>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@freebsd.org>
Cc:        mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc pccard.conf.sample pccard_ether
Message-ID:  <Pine.OSF.3.96.971119111912.8087P-100000@sag.space.lockheed.com>
In-Reply-To: <199711191853.KAA18732@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Nate Williams wrote:
>nate        1997/11/19 10:53:37 PST
>
>  Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_2_2)
>    etc                  pccard.conf.sample pccard_ether 
>  Log:
>  - MFC:
>   * new ACCTON card settings
>   * setup a default route when an ethernet card is inserted.

This brings up something.  I've got an ethernet card and a modem card,
both often get used in a given day.  Anybody come up with a good method of
setting up the network stuff when you're on the modem or at home?  I seem
to remember PHK mentioned something about putting some personal hooks in
pccard_ether.

What I want to be able to do is have the boss (who's not particularly
proficient at unix stuff) be able to go home, click a button in his window
manager which in turn trips the hooks that clean up his routing tables so
his modem will work.  Same thing when it's at the office...clik another
button and boom, we're talking over the ethernet card.

I don't quite see how to do this without being superuser though, but maybe
that's OK.  I can put something together, just wondering if anyone has any
really clever ideas for dealing with this.  It used to never be a problem,
as I had to take out the pccards all the time anyway. :-)


Brian




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