Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:02:56 +0100 From: Soeren Straarup <xride@x12.dk> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org, mtm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Merging rc.d/network_ipv6 into rc.d/netif Message-ID: <20071111180256.07c41270@x12.dk> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.0.99999.0711102213130.15336@qbhto.arg> References: <20070329182906.GB38703@rogue.navcom.lan> <20070405154644.GB1844@rogue.navcom.lan> <20070517131713.GE3228@rogue.navcom.lan> <1194301190.75993.3.camel@terra> <54db43990711051446y6399b822p6ba9dbb86b65771b@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.0.99999.0711102213130.15336@qbhto.arg>
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:17:18 -0800 (PST) Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Bob Johnson wrote: > > > On 11/5/07, Mike Makonnen <mtm@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > >> Most IP related knobs will have an ipv4_ and ipv6_ version. To > >> make the transition easier rc.subr(8) will "automagically" DTRT > >> for the following knobs: > >> gateway_enable => ipv4_gateway_enable > >> router_enable => ipv4_router_enable > >> router => ipv4_router > >> router_flags => ipv4_router_flags > >> defaultrouter => ipv4_defaultrouter > >> static_routes => ipv4_static_routes > >> static_routes_<IF> => ipv4_static_routes_<IF> > >> route_<XXX> => ipv4_route_<XXX> > >> dhclient_program => ipv4_dhclient_program > >> dhclient_flags => ipv4_dhclient_flags > >> dhclient_flags_<IF> => ipv4_dhclient_flags_<IF> > >> background_dhclient_<IF> => ipv4_background_dhclient_<IF> > >> > >> Please try it and let me know what you think. > > > > Personally, I'd prefer the new names be along the lines of > > ifconfig_<interface>_ipv4, ifconfig_<interface>_ipv6, > > defaultrouter_ipv4, defaultrouter_ipv6, dhclient_program_ipv4, > > dhclient_program_ipv6, etc. > > Personally I think that grouping things by ipv4/ipv6 makes more > sense, and has better longevity. > > > And this would be a good time to change defaultrouter to > > default_router! > > Or we could make it shorter and call it gateway. Well there is a difference between router and gateway. I think that gateway would be a better word since from my understanding that is what people use today. /Soeren -- Soeren Straarup | aka OZ2DAK aka Xride FreeBSD committer | FreeBSD since 2.2.6-R If a program is not working right, then send a patch
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