On Thursday, March 28, 2013 2:41:42 PM UTC+2, Richard Miller wrote:
> For a machine not receiving net configuration via DHCP, the normal
>
> place to define dns= would be in /lib/ndb/local - 'man 6 ndb' for
>
> information.
Yes. I've already figured out that much:
term% cat /lib/ndb/local
database=
file=/lib/ndb/local
file=/lib/ndb/common
auth=sources.cd.bell-labs.com authdom=outside.plan9.bell-labs.com
ip=127.0.0.1 sys=localhost dom=localhost
ipnet=Home ip=10.0.0.0 ipmask=255.255.255.0
ipgw=10.0.0.138
dns=1.2.3.4 # (my isp's dns)
dns=8.8.8.8 # (googleA)
dns=8.8.4.4 # (googleB)
dns=10.0.0.138 # (my router for when the net is down but I still want
local quarries getting through and local dom - .Home - requests)
auth=9pi
cpu=9pi
ip=10.0.0.13 sys=9pi
The thing is, the way I understand and implement it, you have your basic
networking split in at least two places: The /lib/ndb/local file and the
ip/ipconfig command arguments (being called from termrc.local...). Now, if
there's a DHCP then you can forgo /lib/ndb/local and just specify an empty
"ipconfig=". However, on a static ip you're only allowed to do everything
except feeding it a dns.
My idea is to have a line or two added to termrc.local that will parse a single
dns var from the cmdline.txt file. This way you can get the same convenience
you'd get with DHCP in a static setup.
I'm not sure it's a possible needless un +\-foreseen complication, lack of
interest, an oversight, a security concern or whatever... But it seems to me
that it could simplify things a little.
Just a thought really.
