Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:14:16 +0200 From: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ipv6_addrs_IF aliases in rc.conf(5) Message-ID: <CA%2B7WWSe8Qx17ZMjdugSJQKEsqXcJ0Ds1hHUZi-3mMw2KN971RA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2B7WWSftYL7zjdXmSbapXHJvSAMJrKY2Un6yt4L=RkOu1eq8mw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2B7WWSftYL7zjdXmSbapXHJvSAMJrKY2Un6yt4L=RkOu1eq8mw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I wrote a small patch for /etc/network.subr to add support for > ipv6_addrs_IF aliases in rc.conf(5) to match the already existing > ipv4_addrs_IF aliases for ipv4 addresses. With this patch the ipv6 > aliases can be written like: > > ipv6_addrs_re0="2001:db8:1111:2222::1/64 2001:db8:1111:2222::2/64" > > Only this syntax is supported, it's not possible to use the "prefixlen > nn" syntax in the list. > > The patch is against a recent 9-STABLE, last changed rev of > network.subr on my SVN checkout is r242187. I don't have a CURRENT > system to test if it applies to CURRENT as well. > > The patch can be found attached to a PR I sent: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=174225 > > > I wrote this patch inspired by a question on the FreeBSD forums: > > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=36136 > > Please test and report if it works for you :) > > > Regards, > Kimmo Paasiala Hello, Did anyone try my patch? I thought it would be nice to have the ipv6_addrs_IF syntax supported to complement the existing ipv4_addrs_IF alias syntax. -Kimmo
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