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Date:      Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:44:49 -0600
From:      Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com>
To:        Daniel Lovasko <daniel.lovasko@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: wg ifconfing control
Message-ID:  <DA7CA979-415C-49E2-9A6B-FF91A245D5FA@netgate.com>
In-Reply-To: <CA%2BcSnN1UYpecBV145FAkdySM9otr%2BOPTfaWL6PUfj14VEinGVQ@mail.gmail.com>
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We had it.

It was part of the original implementation that others decided to rip out be=
cause of politics.=20

I doubt the powers that be (who tore it out) will put it back and will inhib=
it anyone else doing so.=20

I=E2=80=99m sure I have the code somewhere if you really want to try.=20

Jim


> On Jan 22, 2025, at 5:41=E2=80=AFPM, Daniel Lovasko <daniel.lovasko@gmail.=
com> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hello all,
>=20
> I noticed that OpenBSD has added the ability to control the WireGuard inte=
rfaces through ifconfig. I am interested in implementing similar support in =
FreeBSD - is there anyone already working on this or perhaps the right mento=
r for adding this functionality? NetBSD has a similar functionality exposed t=
hrough the wgconfig tool.
>=20
> Short rationale: 1) not needing a package to do the setup, 2) procedural c=
onfiguration, 3) ability to include all config in rc.conf, 4) consistency wi=
th other interface types (e.g. carp or gre).
>=20
> Cheers,
> Daniel



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