Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:53:36 +0100 From: Gergely CZUCZY <phoemix@harmless.hu> To: Soeren Straarup <xride@x12.dk> Cc: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org, mtm@freebsd.org, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Merging rc.d/network_ipv6 into rc.d/netif Message-ID: <20071111175336.GA3345@harmless.hu> In-Reply-To: <20071111180256.07c41270@x12.dk> 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> <20071111180256.07c41270@x12.dk>
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--7JfCtLOvnd9MIVvH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 06:02:56PM +0100, Soeren Straarup wrote: > On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:17:18 -0800 (PST) > Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >=20 > > On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Bob Johnson wrote: > >=20 > > > 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 =3D> ipv4_gateway_enable > > >> router_enable =3D> ipv4_router_enable > > >> router =3D> ipv4_router > > >> router_flags =3D> ipv4_router_flags > > >> defaultrouter =3D> ipv4_defaultrouter > > >> static_routes =3D> ipv4_static_routes > > >> static_routes_<IF> =3D> ipv4_static_routes_<IF> > > >> route_<XXX> =3D> ipv4_route_<XXX> > > >> dhclient_program =3D> ipv4_dhclient_program > > >> dhclient_flags =3D> ipv4_dhclient_flags > > >> dhclient_flags_<IF> =3D> ipv4_dhclient_flags_<IF> > > >> background_dhclient_<IF> =3D> 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. > >=20 > > Personally I think that grouping things by ipv4/ipv6 makes more > > sense, and has better longevity. > >=20 > > > And this would be a good time to change defaultrouter to > > > default_router! > >=20 > > Or we could make it shorter and call it gateway. >=20 > 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. +1 vote for the "gateway". I always wandered why it's called "router", since "gateway" would be a more proper name for it. Sincerely, Gergely Czuczy mailto: gergely.czuczy@harmless.hu --=20 Weenies test. Geniuses solve problems that arise. --7JfCtLOvnd9MIVvH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) owF9Vs1v40QUL/shgSUOlfgDHkFid6nt2mnTdkMbut2yVZHKRjRiK4EUTeyxM6o9 Y2bGCdkDXPeAEOK6EuwBiQMCcVhpb3CBKwf+hD1xXAlx4sIbO0kTN8FSHPu9+f3e 17w3/urVqytXVv/4+elHa198/filH1/+p/dWmmvNYyclcsC443ue72xsbDacTWej sU3qfo/6QRhF4fbto+07394VXFOunc4oo03Q9FO9niWE8bch6BOpqN7LdeTsWJN1 h0xlQjHNBG8C4wnjdKrrSMJVRKXzLg9EyHjchE9yoWnoZJJxTXoJtaz7HE5zbsP7 YgC+b0Pd87aBaPC2ml692dhqn8Cah17bcCqopLhaS0JknsFQIlfTaoGhINoG3ytY CoZ6velvN/0dcLwdz4Ob7dPOLVx6KPIYDojUgsNuiC+9/XuS0oPTQ1fIuDXl3Kt7 uLqgPhHoXWPKbMOB6MF7os8Vckx9mCIKjO+vN9bN2hN2TuGEnAvO0fXdVKf7Edrr qXDengGW9xYaVBqO2yBpQjBZcM5FT8GQJQn0yYAC4cCywWYXH0LztNWFAZUKK+BC R0xYUoKWdR9/pgpFgYASxagEGbgq78mbO7dK1hrJtUhJzAKSJKMaHHY+6ExoIiEL lkgkiRhiDUt3mhP95IrR1SEZdSk3ZS1EexuHrdLTeWUVKkWuqZxFzkDnlIuRMHtV kUuMRQmJ1RJIqawCQxqRPNGzJi+Ac8oqUmmiWVCSqypyTvm/yO7u8b3WMmShXBhr d/fs7Gwqq8RaKi+F2g8Shg3czaSIJUnnQ60ol4IvUrwAvDjFc9pqvAu0VYIeCc5j DIyHF6srLMuWjKkmjO0Ee8X0zgiYLhotoRpSanb/EIZ9HFAjkWNnMH7uzrYvtLEV BTeNZMPxjRAySXEEFj3E6RA4SXET9LCLE4HNZMRmZioQ0ZiARYHgEYu7uzgjqYxI QFtd47u9VLVlj7Fz+3AMuiTbsi9VuFw6IVmgRAzVgTs76C4CheMyEXjHvJjsZqyI De8Y66jI/LphKaaSglTIspcV5YraRX77xKRFm+YymaEDpkfu/GC9g8uQFGehyJOw SCLEQqCQYWW0MEcUIiutqsV8csZd/vos930JQwpBQVsMTiy66gtp8MY5MxiNbDzI 3MkB8YCiHGsoEaHQm5BFkTmkAmpiGVKc+WMvDMsFupKxUj4b1jgTQyFDUMzwRVKk kI4Qi3sXU6+RscwyMpicmP+MigxnaG62rgiNqTUfBnjETOd4bWys5qIPJMEnhBLD iCfNsG+2+w1VxEtDq1Y6X7PHPkzBs66aYuIuFxn6a3Z3YYpp18Lr1MDwHBvZlnVE ZYxPcPdhHjwcWSlhiRZNiEuxGxTiffzISBOqlNvPLctxTJofYBoZ7hocc9qFI3zB +BQokQwKw3gwpKrMA5FMUdd69M7V6yvma2byJbR65dr3K09+eP78Rfuzf/urbzSP +Wu/Prn93Z9/rTy+9vnGo+sv/v7491ee/vLhm18+++a3n579Bw== =dPqe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7JfCtLOvnd9MIVvH--
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