Re: HEADSUP: OpenBSD dhclient incoming

From: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy_at_siliconlandmark.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:26:13 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Sten Spans wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Brooks Davis wrote:
>
>> I'm about to start importing the OpenBSD dhclient and required
>> support in /etc.  I will unhook dhclient from the build while I work so
>> there shouldn't be much breakage for most people.
>> 
> <snip>
>> 
>> Since the interface configuration process had to change to accommodate
>> this, I've taken the opportunity to streamline it.  There are now less
>> paths by which and interface will be configured.  First,
>> /etc/rc.d/dhclient is no longer a start script and simply exists to
>> start and stop individual dhclients.  Second, /etc/rc.d/netif now
>> handles both DHCP and non-DHCP interfaces.  As a bonus, it can handle
>> interface which are both so the following is a valid configuration:
>> 
>> ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP media 100baseTX"
>
> This is great, another use for this is dhcp on vlan interfaces, aka:
> ifconfig_vlan42="DHCP vlandev fxp0"
>
> Previously this had to be done with interface start scripts.

Could I suggest that all of this wonderful magic be documented in the 
ifconfig and/or dhclient manpage?

Andy

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