Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:40:26 +0200 (CEST) From: Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 14.1-R rc.conf/ifconfig netmask issue was really hard to figure out Message-ID: <194188316.10234.1718196026321@localhost> In-Reply-To: <202406121039.45CAdal6010274@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <202406120747.45C7lRGZ009491@critter.freebsd.dk> <413984193.6719.1718185609109@localhost> <202406121039.45CAdal6010274@critter.freebsd.dk>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Van: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Datum: woensdag, 12 juni 2024 12:39 Aan: Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws> CC: current@freebsd.org Onderwerp: Re: 14.1-R rc.conf/ifconfig netmask issue was really hard to figure out > > Ronald Klop writes: > > > What do you thing about defaulting to /32 on a missing netmask? > > An interface with 1 IP address without any information about the network. All traffic can go to the gateway. > > I dont think that will work ? > > The gateway will not be inside any of the attached networks, so you have no route to it ? > > Poul-Henning > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 > phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 > FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe > Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. > > > Ai. Of course. Typed quicker than I was thinking. :-) Well. Then it is maybe best to just error out on boot with a misconfigured network. Or revert back to the pre-14.1 behavior because of POLA. I'll leave it up to you and will make sure I configure my interfaces with a netmask. Regards, Ronald. [-- Attachment #2 --] <html><head></head><body><br> <p><strong>Van:</strong> Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk><br> <strong>Datum:</strong> woensdag, 12 juni 2024 12:39<br> <strong>Aan:</strong> Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws><br> <strong>CC:</strong> current@freebsd.org<br> <strong>Onderwerp:</strong> Re: 14.1-R rc.conf/ifconfig netmask issue was really hard to figure out</p> <blockquote style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: #000000 2px solid; margin-right: 0px"> <div class="MessageRFC822Viewer" id="P"> <div class="TextPlainViewer" id="P.P">Ronald Klop writes:<br> <br> > What do you thing about defaulting to /32 on a missing netmask?<br> > An interface with 1 IP address without any information about the network. All traffic can go to the gateway.<br> <br> I dont think that will work ?<br> <br> The gateway will not be inside any of the attached networks, so you have no route to it ?<br> <br> Poul-Henning<br> <br> -- <br> Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20<br> phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956<br> FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe <br> Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.</div> <hr></div> </blockquote> <br> Ai. Of course. Typed quicker than I was thinking. :-)<br> <br> Well. Then it is maybe best to just error out on boot with a misconfigured network. Or revert back to the pre-14.1 behavior because of POLA.<br> I'll leave it up to you and will make sure I configure my interfaces with a netmask.<br> <br> Regards,<br> Ronald.<br> </body></html>help
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