There are some conditions to the task given by the subject: 1: The interface must be present at boot. 2: Use of /etc/rc.d scripts to start and stop the interface is desirable.
The first condition poses no problem, just don't include the relevant ifconfig_ifn line in /etc/rc.conf and the interface won't be configured. But rc.d/dhclient and rc.d/netif won't work without an ifconfig line for the interface. Adding the ifconfig line and then listing every interface but the one I want configured in network_interfaces does prevent it from being configured at boot while having an ifconfig line in rc.conf, but if I try to use rc.d/netif to start the interface, rc.d/netif does nothing because it tests the interface against the contents of network_interfaces and cloned_interfaces, so the interface I left out will be excluded. Have I overlooked an option somewhere? _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
