From: M. Warner Losh [mailto:imp_at_bsdimp.com] > In message: <001501c5720b$aceb84d0$0b2a15ac_at_SMILEY> > "Darren Pilgrim" <dmp_at_bitfreak.org> writes: > : 2: There are real configurations in which some interfaces are not > : available when netif is run at boot. One example is the many newer > : mini-PCI wireless NICs that require a firmware upload. Devd is the > : accepted tool for performing such tasks, but rcordering puts devd > : after NETWORKING. The actions taken by devd must therefore include > : steps taken by netif. Calling the rc.d scripts directly from devd > : avoids local scripts that duplicate rc.d functionality. A similar > : situation occurs for removable interfaces. > > This is really not an issue. If I insert my network card, I want it > configured in the manner that it would have been configured on boot. > devd and /etc/pccard_ether (poorly named, I know) already takes care > of that situation... *takes crash course in network.subr, pccard_ether and netif* Yeah, ok. Shame on me for not keeping up on the reading. :)Received on Thu Jun 16 2005 - 04:02:30 UTC
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