Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:16:37 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: Paul Traina <pst@freefall.freebsd.org> Cc: current@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: feedback sought on proposed change to netstart Message-ID: <199604121516.JAA07263@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199604120527.WAA23125@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <199604120527.WAA23125@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> Currently /etc/netstart evaluates /etc/start_if.<foo> if the file exists, > and THEN does any standard ifconfig commands if defined. > > This seems very backwards and broken to me. Here's my justification: > Basic stuff can be done by executing the commands in sysconfig, just like > we always do. /etc/start_if.<foo> is for additional stuff or exceptions, > such as configuring aliases. > > It makes sense to set up the interface, first, and then get fancy with it. In some cases I agree. With SLIP this is what you do, but with PPP you can't do anything until the line is up, which auto-configures it. I'm not sure the new way is any better/worse, but I'm not opposed to either. Nate
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