Re: VLAN support in rcNG [PATCH]

Quoting Ruslan Ermilov <ru_at_freebsd.org>:

> On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 04:55:38PM -0400, Adam C. Migus wrote:
> > Quoting Ruslan Ermilov <ru_at_freebsd.org>:
> > 
> [...]
> > > So, how your patch is different from the existing functionality?
> > > 
> > Hmmm, well, it's not.  In fact the code is almost a copy of the
> cloned
> > interfaces stuff.  The thing is when you try to use the existing
> cloned
> > interfaces stuff to create a vlan interface, the lack of the _tag
> and
> > _dev stuff in combination with things like this:
> > 
> > /etc/network.subr:318:    _tmplist="${_tmplist}
> ${cloned_interfaces}"
> > 
> > creating vlans as cloned interfaces tends to be more of a crude
> hack
> > than an easy, one-step configuration.
> > 
> > If you can show me how I can create a vlan, using the existing
> stuff
> > with the functionality I want (DHCP or static IP, etc.) without
> writing
> > any code beyond declarations in rc.conf, show me, otherwise I'm
> > suggesting this patch as it makes it easy.
> > 
> Hmm, I have this in my /etc/rc.conf:
> 
> cloned_interfaces="vlan0"
> ifconfig_vlan0="x.x.x.x/28 vlan 65 vlandev rl0 mtu 1500"
> 
> and I'm pretty sure it works.  ;)
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Ruslan Ermilov
> ru_at_FreeBSD.org
> FreeBSD committer
> 

Yes, it does.  Now try DHCP...

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