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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc Makefile network.subr src/etc/rc.d hostname
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Mike Makonnen wrote:
> I've been meaning to do this for a while. This is the first phase in making rc.d
> networking more useful after system startup. I plan to add functionality like
> being able to bring up and take down individual interfaces or classes of
> interfaces. I also want to enhance aliases so that removing one from the list
> doesn't mean you have to renumber them all.

One more request is to make dhclient immediately go into the background if
there is no link on an interface.  I have a small local patch that enables
this and it would be great to see this functionality in the tree.  It does
an ifconfig | grep status: on each interface in the loop if it is enabled
for dhcp.  If there is no link, it starts dhclient in the background
since you are guaranteed that it will time out eventually.  This fixes
booting my laptop while traveling.

-Nate