Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 08:18:48 +0200 From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@accms33.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE> To: George Hartzell <hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help me translate a linux habit to a Freebsd 4.5-p5 laptop. Message-ID: <20020530081848.A13473@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <15605.20108.605502.219635@rosebud.alerce.com>; from hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com on Wed, May 29, 2002 at 02:56:28PM -0700 References: <15605.20108.605502.219635@rosebud.alerce.com>
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On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 02:56:28PM -0700, George Hartzell wrote: > > Under Redhat Linux 7.2, a network interface can be set up so that it > isn't started when the machine boots, but rather when someone runs a > command like: > > ifup eth0 This is a script in RH Linux: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup and it does in principle nothing else than ifconfig interface up It also uses /usr/sbin/usernetctl, a suid root program to do 'insecure' things. > > If eth0 is config'ed with fixed addresses, it'll just set 'em, and if > it's set up to use DHCP, it'll go set itself up appropriately. > > I find this handy with my laptop, since I'm frequently running around > disconnected and having the interface down keeps me from having to > wait while a bunch of stuff tries to use it. When I show up at some > place w/ a cable, I just plug in, ifup, and away I go. When I'm done, > ifdown eth0 and it drops the routes, removes the entries from > /etc/resolv.conf, etc.... > > In this case (sony vaio 505je or hsk), it's a built in fxp0 interface. > > g. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kukulies@rwth-aachen.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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