Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:46:10 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> Cc: Johan Hendriks <joh.hendriks@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Two problems still present in RC3 Message-ID: <20111209224610.GA13369@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <201112091731.KAA08794@lariat.net> References: <201112090913.CAA03333@lariat.net> <4EE1DEAD.2040108@gmail.com> <201112091731.KAA08794@lariat.net>
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On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 10:30:43AM -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > At 03:10 AM 12/9/2011, Johan Hendriks wrote: > > >After a /etc/netstart, i get the following: > >ifconfig: create: bad value. > > I get the "create: bad value" messages as well. What's more, if I > change rc.conf to assign variables of the form ifconfig_*, such as > > ifconfig_re0_1="inet 192.168.0.1" > ifconfig_re0_1_alias0="inet 192.168.0.2" > ... > > instead of using an ip_addrs_* variable, I still get those messages. > > I have confirmed that if I run /etc/netstart after booting, I lose > connectivity just as you do. > > I recognize the challenge of specifying the network configuration in > a declaratory rather than a procedural environment, because there > are so many contingencies and possible combinations of parameters. > But there doesn't seem to be any combination of variables I can > assign in rc.conf that doesn't cause errors when I try to create > VLANs. I would advise everyone experiencing ""those messages"" or any anomalies of this sort to please set rc_debug="yes" in /etc/rc.conf and make sure they have serial or firewire console set up. If you don't have some form of remote console, then this is going to be difficult to debug. See rc.conf(5) for what the option does and therefore why serial console will be needed. The information that's needed is what ifconfig commands are being issued on your systems. This cannot be easily determined from rc.conf variables like ifconfig_snakes_in_the_grass="rocks moss", hence the above request. "Your" means Brett Glass and Johan Hendriks. Finally, please keep in mind the possibility that both of you are experiencing different problems. I have no evidence at this point to support or refute that claim, but it's something that needs to be considered. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, US | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP 4BD6C0CB |
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