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Date:      Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:36:59 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "FreeBSD-CURRENT@freebsd.org Current" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Ordering for network-sensitive rc scripts
Message-ID:  <21178648-68BE-41D7-8D6D-246A8CE167AB@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <DA602ED0-ECBC-4A3D-8F1B-9CB80EDE12B5@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <DA602ED0-ECBC-4A3D-8F1B-9CB80EDE12B5@FreeBSD.org>

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On Apr 17, 2014, at 2:21 AM, David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org> =
wrote:
> For a little while, I've had an issue with the machine that sits on =
the edge of my network deciding to start avahi as soon as a network is =
available, meaning that it then runs mDNS advertisements on the external =
interface and not the wireless one, requiring a manual restart once the =
machine boots.  I'm now seeing something similar with pf - it manages to =
start before the external interface comes up and so silently ignores all =
of the rules for routing packets off the network.
>=20
> Do we have a mechanism for stating that certain services should not be =
started until ALL of the interfaces are up, rather than just the first =
one?  Or even of restarting them when a new network appears?

devd network events will allow you to do this on a per-network basis. =
The script that you run can then determine if the relevant criteria are =
in place and then do something...

Warner




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