Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:07:24 -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: <20060206180724.GD26518@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <1138963561.839.1.camel@localhost> References: <1138582561.1895.4.camel@localhost> <20060130211422.GB14402@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <1138662167.1708.2.camel@localhost> <20060131012215.GA18380@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <1138963561.839.1.camel@localhost>
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On Fri, Feb 03, 2006 at 10:46:01AM +0000, Phillip Neumann wrote:
> sorry for the delay.
>=20
> El lun, 30-01-2006 a las 17:22 -0800, Brooks Davis escribi=F3:
> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 11:02:47PM +0000, Phillip Neumann wrote:
> > > El lun, 30-01-2006 a las 13:14 -0800, Brooks Davis escribi=F3:
> > > > 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 actu=
ally
> > > > > # 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 i=
fconfig
> > > > > 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 t=
he
> > > > > cable in again, devd sees 2 events, the LINK_UP and inmedialy it =
see a
> > > > > LINK_DOWN, so dhclient is stopped.
> > > >=20
> > > > Your network card's driver has a broken if_media configuration. Wh=
at
> > > > kind of nic is it?
> > > >=20
> > >=20
> > > bfe0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> > >=20
> > > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-=
TX
> > > (rev 02)
> > >=20
> > > broken where do you mean?..=20
> >=20
> > If a message isn't being sent when you unplug the cable that's a bug,
> > and it's either the driver or the hardware. Most likely the driver,
> > particularly in the case of bfe(4) which isn't all that common. I'd
> > suggest filing a bug report against the nic driver.
> >=20
>=20
> ok.
>=20
> > > > > 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, st=
op it?
> > > > >=20
> > > > > i have run devd -dD, but it does not seems to get any event from =
the
> > > > > wifi card. its an intel 2200.
> > > >=20
> > > > If your card is running wpa_supplicant, this is exactly what should
> > > > happen.
> > >=20
> > > well actually not. im just running dhcp. no wpa. at least ive not
> > > configured so. and i guess its not enabled by default...
> >=20
> > So your ifconfig_<wireless> variable is set to "DHCP" and dhclient isn't
> > appearing and disappearing as it should? I'll have to look into that.
> > Are you running with the iwi driver? My laptop has one of those so I
> > can test it.
> >=20
>=20
> well it does work. But when i ifconfig iwi0 down, dhclient should quit
> right?. and when ifconfig iwi0 up it should run ?
Yes to the first, maybe to the second. If you aren't using
wpa_supplicant, bringing the interface up should result in it finding a
network if one exists which should trigger a media link up event which
in turn will start dhclient. Why that isn't working, I couldn't say.
-- Brooks
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