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 /* Andre Guibert de Bruet * 6f43 6564 7020 656f 2e74 4220 7469 6a20 */ /* Code poet / Sysadmin * 636f 656b 2e79 5320 7379 6461 696d 2e6e */ /* GSM: +1 734 846 8758 * 5520 494e 2058 6c73 7565 6874 002e 0000 */ /* WWW: siliconlandmark.com * Tormenting bytes since 1980. */Received on Tue Jun 07 2005 - 18:26:28 UTC
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