Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:29:12 +0300 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@portaone.com> 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: <42A59318.4050802@portaone.com> In-Reply-To: <200506070449.j574nCXU061621@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200506070449.j574nCXU061621@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Does this make devd(8) obligatory for any machine which receives its IP via DHCP? I think it should be documented somewhere (UPDATING) and enforced by startup scripts if it doesn't yet. -Maxim 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. > > Revision Changes Path > 1.249 +1 -0 src/etc/defaults/rc.conf > 1.26 +14 -1 src/etc/devd.conf > 1.161 +107 -4 src/etc/network.subr > 1.44 +71 -227 src/etc/pccard_ether > 1.19 +19 -79 src/etc/rc.d/dhclient > 1.13 +2 -2 src/etc/rc.d/netif > > >
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