Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:30:46 +0200 From: Ruben van Staveren <ruben@verweg.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do you use a value other than AUTO for network_interfaces? Message-ID: <EA04BF4C-AE45-4624-9C1B-152FC26405C4@verweg.com> In-Reply-To: <4A257B82.1000701@FreeBSD.org> References: <4A257B82.1000701@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2 Jun 2009, at 21:20, Doug Barton wrote: > Up till Sunday in 8-current, and for a long time in general > network.subr (part of the rc.d system) has emitted a warning that > values of network_interfaces other than AUTO are deprecated. I removed > that warning in HEAD Sunday, and there is no a discussion about > whether or not it should be put back, and whether or not there is any > need for the user to specify the list of network interfaces at all. Well, I do. I only want to configure only the interfaces that are connected and that I know about. especially in combination with IPv6 there is a nit that you'll get autoconfiguration for all interfaces unless they are all explicitly configured. e.g. bge0 connected, bge1 not, v6 autoconf on the lan. if I don't do a ipv6_ifconfig_bge1="down" and nail network_interfaces to bge0 bge1 lo0 only I'll get autoconfiguration of v6 where I don't want it to be. Being a bit of my own devils advocate here, network_interfaces="AUTO" is already true for ipv6. with network_interfaces="bge0 lo0" network.subr nevertheless sees bge1, and no configuration and takes the responsibility of starting ipv6 autoconfiguration for it. > If you use a value of network_interfaces other than AUTO please speak > up so that we can make an intelligent decision about this issue. you want to have a system where one still can control which interfaces are explicitly configured or skipped, with no side effects of default actions > > > Thanks, > > Doug > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " > Regards, Ruben
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