Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:20:41 +0100 From: Richard Tector <richardtector@thekeelecentre.com> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Automatic VLANS Message-ID: <444CB489.30802@thekeelecentre.com> In-Reply-To: <20060424050810.GB3499@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <170970070.20060112144241@kr.ru> <20060112105808.0ec94f40.lists@yazzy.org> <20060112101616.GG2332@heff.fud.org.nz> <20060112102309.25f2e33a.lists@yazzy.org> <20060112103126.GH2332@heff.fud.org.nz> <20060112192122.GA6660@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <20060423032002.7yty36ga8so0w8o0@webmail.thekeelecentre.com> <20060424050810.GB3499@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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Brooks Davis wrote: > On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 03:20:02AM +0100, Richard Tector wrote: > >> Is it possible to use this method through rc or must I stick with creating >> vlan1, vlan2, vlan3, etc and setting the vlanid and vlandev since my attmpts >> have yielded no success. >> >> Eg. >> rc.conf: >> ifconfig_em0="up vlanhwtag vlanmtu" >> ifconfig_em0.100="inet 10.1.2.3/24" >> > > Periods aren't valid in shell variable names so this won't work. Hense > the error message below. > > >> goliath# /etc/rc.d/netif start >> /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_em0.100=inet 10.1.2.3/24: not found >> lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 >> .... >> >> and the interface is never created, with or without: >> cloned_interfaces="em0.100" >> > > The cloned_interfaces entry is absolutly required. > Fair enough. I noticed you made a way to use the automatic vlan method in rev 1.169 of network.subr. Are there any plans to MFC this to RELENG_6? It's a useful ability to have and makes creating vlans at startup much simpler and cleaner. Regards, Richard Tector
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