Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:37:23 +0200 From: Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc devd.conf network.subr pccard_ether src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/rc.d dhclient netif Message-ID: <20050607093723.GT41050@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> In-Reply-To: <200506070449.j574nCXU061621@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200506070449.j574nCXU061621@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Hi Brooks, hi Sam, first, thank you very much for you work. On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 04:49:12AM +0000, Brooks Davis wrote: > brooks 2005-06-07 04:49:12 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > etc devd.conf network.subr pccard_ether > etc/defaults rc.conf > etc/rc.d dhclient netif > Log: > Support code for the OpenBSD dhclient. This significantly changes the > way interfaces are configured. Some key points: > > - At startup, all interfaces are configured through /etc/rc.d/netif. > - ifconfig_<if> variables my now mix real ifconfig commands the with > DHCP and WPA directives. For example, this allows media > configuration prior to running dhclient. > - /etc/rc.d/dhclient is not run at startup except by netif to start > dhclient on specific interfaces. > - /etc/pccard_ether calls "/etc/rc.d/netif start <if>" to do most of > it's work. > - /etc/pccard_ether no longer takes additional arguments to pass to > ifconfig. Instead, ifconfig_<if> variables are now honored in favor > of pccard_ifconfig when available. > - /etc/pccard_ether will only run on interfaces specified in > removable_interfaces, even if pccard_ifconfig is set. I know this is maybe a ill-timed remark, but this requires modification in the manual pages. Is there upcoming work on this ? Do you need help ? Best regards, -- Jeremie Le Hen < jeremie at le-hen dot org >< ttz at chchile dot org >
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