Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:54:55 -0500 From: Duane Winner <duanewinner@att.net> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: method to test for link before dhclient at boot? Message-ID: <1077242095.304.9.camel@localhost>
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Hello, I'm wondering if anybody knows a technique for this problem: I have a laptop that I frequently boot when it is not plugged into an ethernet network. In these circumstances, I would like to add some logic during boot time that looks at at the status of my fxp0 interface. If "status: no carrier" is true, then I do not want dhclient to run. I want the boot process to bypass DHCP so that it will boot faster, or so that I don't have to hit "CTRL-C" after the hostname is set, and so that I can easily run my wireless setup script or ppp manually if I choose to connect to a network at all. But I still need to be able to detect an active link state on fxp0 and lease a DHCP address automatically for when I'm in the office and plugged in. Is there a way to accomplish this? Thanks, DW
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