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Subject: Re: feedback sought on proposed change to netstart
To: pst@freefall.freebsd.org (Paul Traina)
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In-Reply-To: <199604120527.WAA23125@freefall.freebsd.org> from Paul Traina at "Apr 11, 96 10:27:19 pm"
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> Currently /etc/netstart evaluates /etc/start_if.<foo> if the file exists,
> and THEN does any standard ifconfig commands if defined.
> 
> This seems very backwards and broken to me.  Here's my justification:
> Basic stuff can be done by executing the commands in sysconfig, just like
> we always do.  /etc/start_if.<foo> is for additional stuff or exceptions,
> such as configuring aliases.
> 
> It makes sense to set up the interface, first, and then get fancy with it.

You can't ifconfig some interfaces until they are setup, you don't want
to ifconfig a slip line until sl0 is setup, same goes for ppp.  

start_if.<foo> was not meant to add aliases, it was added to ``start''
the interface so you could configure it.

Perhaps we need to add a /etc/setup_if.<foo> to handle aliases, etc.

> Here's the change, 24 hours to comment:

Don't.... you'll break all the folks who are using start_if.<foo> for
what it was meant to do.


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