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Date:      Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:02:59 -0500
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Michael Goodman <mgoodman@BTBOCES.ORG>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.ORG
Subject:   Re: start interface without IP address in rc.conf
Message-ID:  <40353293.70209@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <s034e7ed.060@main-ec-srv4.btboces.org>
References:  <s034e7ed.060@main-ec-srv4.btboces.org>

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Michael Goodman wrote:
> How do you start an interface in rc.conf without and IP address? 
> Thanks.

If you don't provide an ifconfig entry for the interface in /etc/rc.conf, it 
will not be configured with an IP address.  If you meant, "How do you 
automaticly configure a network interface using a DHCP server?" :-), try:

ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP"

-- 
-Chuck



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