Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:09:31 GMT From: Stephan Yaraghchi <yaraghchi+pr@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/93727: polling parameter in ifconfig statement of rc.conf not handled correct Message-ID: <200602222209.k1MM9V0m058588@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200602222210.k1MMAA5M052129@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 93727 >Category: misc >Synopsis: polling parameter in ifconfig statement of rc.conf not handled correct >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Feb 22 22:10:10 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stephan Yaraghchi >Release: FreeBSD 6.1-PRERELEASE >Organization: - >Environment: FreeBSD bsxmta01.corp.berliner-boerse.de 6.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.1-PRERELEASE #0: Tue Feb 21 19:27:09 CET 2006 root@bsxmta01.corp.berliner-boerse.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BSXMTA01 i386 >Description: As stated in /usr/src/UPDATING the old way of enabling polling through the MIB "kern.polling.enable" is deprecated. Instead ifconfig should be used with the parameter 'polling'. Doing this in /etc/rc.conf like in ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.204.32 netmask 255.255.255.0 media 100BaseTX mediaopt full-duplex polling" doesn't work in 6.1BETA2 anymore. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Use the old way (MIB "kern.polling.enable") >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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