From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Apr 24 11:18:52 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2889216A419
	for <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:18:52 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from richardtector@thekeelecentre.com)
Received: from mx0.thekeelecentre.com (mx0.thekeelecentre.com
	[217.206.238.167])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A028943D45
	for <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:18:51 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from richardtector@thekeelecentre.com)
Received: from localhost (mailfil.mx0.thekeelecentre.com [217.206.238.165])
	by mx0.thekeelecentre.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FE304088;
	Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:28:38 +0100 (BST)
X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at mx0.thekeelecentre.com
Received: from mx0.thekeelecentre.com ([217.206.238.167])
	by localhost (mailfil.mx0.thekeelecentre.com [217.206.238.165])
	(amavisd-new, port 10024)
	with ESMTP id HSqJ3cQ4jOmZ; Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:28:27 +0100 (BST)
Received: from [217.206.238.190] (host-190.thekeelecentre.com
	[217.206.238.190])
	by mx0.thekeelecentre.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E53C40BB;
	Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:28:25 +0100 (BST)
Message-ID: <444CB489.30802@thekeelecentre.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:20:41 +0100
From: Richard Tector <richardtector@thekeelecentre.com>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (Windows/20060308)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
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>
In-Reply-To: <20060424050810.GB3499@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Automatic VLANS
X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD <freebsd-net.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net>,
	<mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-net>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net>,
	<mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:18:52 -0000

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