Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:14:22 -0800 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Phillip Neumann <pneumann@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: devd.conf Message-ID: <20060130211422.GB14402@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <1138582561.1895.4.camel@localhost> References: <1138582561.1895.4.camel@localhost>
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On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 12:56:01AM +0000, Phillip Neumann wrote:
> Im trying to understand devd.conf.
>=20
> there is a text, wich is:
> # Try to start dhclient on Ethernet like interfaces when the link comes
> # up. Only devices that are configured to support DHCP will actually
> # run it. No link down rule exists because dhclient automaticly exits
> # when the link goes down.
>=20
> when i unplug the rj45, i dont see dhclient quitting. i have to ifconfig
> the interface down. only so, dhclient will exit.=20
>=20
> base in this, if i modify devd.conf and add this line:
> notify 0 {
> match "system" "IFNET";
> match "type" "LINK_DOWN";
> media-type "ethernet";
> action "/etc/rc.d/dhclient stop $subsystem";
> };
>=20
> when i unplug the cable it will stop dhclient, but, when i plug the
> cable in again, devd sees 2 events, the LINK_UP and inmedialy it see a
> LINK_DOWN, so dhclient is stopped.
Your network card's driver has a broken if_media configuration. What
kind of nic is it?
> whats the correct way to configure the ethernet cards?
>=20
> is there a way to make something similar work to wifi card? i.e. when
> its assisiated with a ssid, run dhclient, and when no carrier, stop it?
>=20
> i have run devd -dD, but it does not seems to get any event from the
> wifi card. its an intel 2200.
If your card is running wpa_supplicant, this is exactly what should
happen.
-- Brooks
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