From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 2 20:30:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 695DA106566B; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:30:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ruben@verweg.com) Received: from erg.verweg.com (erg.verweg.com [IPv6:2a02:898:96::5e8e:f508]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED6558FC18; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:30:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ruben@verweg.com) Received: from [192.168.1.22] (helium.xs4all.nl [194.109.251.55]) (authenticated bits=0) by erg.verweg.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n52KUlcx068558 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:30:47 GMT (envelope-from ruben@verweg.com) X-Authentication-Warning: erg.verweg.com: Host helium.xs4all.nl [194.109.251.55] claimed to be [192.168.1.22] Message-Id: From: Ruben van Staveren To: Doug Barton In-Reply-To: <4A257B82.1000701@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:30:46 +0200 References: <4A257B82.1000701@FreeBSD.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-Spam-Status: No, score=3.3 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_FUTURE_12_24 autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on erg.verweg.com X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94.2/9414/Tue Jun 2 11:11:57 2009 on erg.verweg.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (erg.verweg.com [94.142.245.8]); Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:30:49 +0000 (UTC) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do you use a value other than AUTO for network_interfaces? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:30:52 -0000 On 2 Jun 2009, at 21:20, Doug Barton wrote: > Up till Sunday in 8-current, and for a long time in general > network.subr (part of the rc.d system) has emitted a warning that > values of network_interfaces other than AUTO are deprecated. I removed > that warning in HEAD Sunday, and there is no a discussion about > whether or not it should be put back, and whether or not there is any > need for the user to specify the list of network interfaces at all. Well, I do. I only want to configure only the interfaces that are connected and that I know about. especially in combination with IPv6 there is a nit that you'll get autoconfiguration for all interfaces unless they are all explicitly configured. e.g. bge0 connected, bge1 not, v6 autoconf on the lan. if I don't do a ipv6_ifconfig_bge1="down" and nail network_interfaces to bge0 bge1 lo0 only I'll get autoconfiguration of v6 where I don't want it to be. Being a bit of my own devils advocate here, network_interfaces="AUTO" is already true for ipv6. with network_interfaces="bge0 lo0" network.subr nevertheless sees bge1, and no configuration and takes the responsibility of starting ipv6 autoconfiguration for it. > If you use a value of network_interfaces other than AUTO please speak > up so that we can make an intelligent decision about this issue. you want to have a system where one still can control which interfaces are explicitly configured or skipped, with no side effects of default actions > > > Thanks, > > Doug > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " > Regards, Ruben