From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 9 20:28:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3FB6106566B; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:28:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brooks@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92F098FC08; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:28:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n89KSwrp096256; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:28:58 GMT (envelope-from brooks@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from brooks@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n89KSw1N096254; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:28:58 GMT (envelope-from brooks@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <200909092028.n89KSw1N096254@svn.freebsd.org> From: Brooks Davis Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:28:58 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r197047 - head/share/man/man4 X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:28:58 -0000 Author: brooks Date: Wed Sep 9 20:28:58 2009 New Revision: 197047 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/197047 Log: Mention that a few ed(4) devices don't emit link state change notices and a workaround for dhclient. Reviewed by: thierry MFC after: 3 days Modified: head/share/man/man4/ed.4 Modified: head/share/man/man4/ed.4 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man4/ed.4 Wed Sep 9 19:40:54 2009 (r197046) +++ head/share/man/man4/ed.4 Wed Sep 9 20:28:58 2009 (r197047) @@ -425,3 +425,21 @@ driver is slow by today's standards. .Pp PC Card attachment supports the D-Link DMF650TX LAN/Modem card's Ethernet port only at this time. +.Pp +Some devices supported by +.Nm +do no generate the link state change events used by +.Xr devd 8 +to start +.Xr dhclinet 8 . +If you have problems with +.Xr dhclient 8 +not starting and the device is always attached to the network it may +be possible to work around this by changing +.Dq Li DHCP +to +.Dq Li SYNCDHCP +in the +.Va ifconfig_ed0 +entry in +.Pa /etc/rc.conf .