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Date:      Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:47:25 +0100
From:      Rink Springer <rink@FreeBSD.org>
To:        David Boyd <David.Boyd@insightbb.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 7.3-RELEASE sysinstall netDev feature
Message-ID:  <20100323164725.GD43249@rink.nu>
In-Reply-To: <OJEBKOFDEOADELCOBJCGIEJPCOAA.David.Boyd@insightbb.com>
References:  <OJEBKOFDEOADELCOBJCGIEJPCOAA.David.Boyd@insightbb.com>

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Hi David,

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:19:11PM -0400, David Boyd wrote:
> Is this the code committed by Rink Springer last October?

The code I committed (revision 198317) added support for 'netDev=ANY';
this would select the first device that has an active link.

Note that the value is case sensitive, so only using 'ANY' will work.

> This feature would sure be great for our many scripted installs (avoiding
> the hassles associated with plugging the cable into the wrong interface or
> having the interface type change unexpectedly due to hardware swaps).

What exactly happens in such a case? Is the line planly ignored? Are you
using a non-interactive install?

Regards,

-- 
Rink P.W. Springer                                - http://rink.nu
"Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth."
- Dr. Wilson



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