On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 06:02:56PM +0100, Soeren Straarup wrote: > On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:17:18 -0800 (PST) > Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Bob Johnson wrote: > > > > > On 11/5/07, Mike Makonnen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Most IP related knobs will have an ipv4_ and ipv6_ version. To > > >> make the transition easier rc.subr(8) will "automagically" DTRT > > >> for the following knobs: > > >> gateway_enable => ipv4_gateway_enable > > >> router_enable => ipv4_router_enable > > >> router => ipv4_router > > >> router_flags => ipv4_router_flags > > >> defaultrouter => ipv4_defaultrouter > > >> static_routes => ipv4_static_routes > > >> static_routes_<IF> => ipv4_static_routes_<IF> > > >> route_<XXX> => ipv4_route_<XXX> > > >> dhclient_program => ipv4_dhclient_program > > >> dhclient_flags => ipv4_dhclient_flags > > >> dhclient_flags_<IF> => ipv4_dhclient_flags_<IF> > > >> background_dhclient_<IF> => ipv4_background_dhclient_<IF> > > >> > > >> Please try it and let me know what you think. > > > > > > Personally, I'd prefer the new names be along the lines of > > > ifconfig_<interface>_ipv4, ifconfig_<interface>_ipv6, > > > defaultrouter_ipv4, defaultrouter_ipv6, dhclient_program_ipv4, > > > dhclient_program_ipv6, etc. > > > > Personally I think that grouping things by ipv4/ipv6 makes more > > sense, and has better longevity. > > > > > And this would be a good time to change defaultrouter to > > > default_router! > > > > Or we could make it shorter and call it gateway. > > Well there is a difference between router and gateway. > I think that gateway would be a better word since from my > understanding that is what people use today. +1 vote for the "gateway". I always wandered why it's called "router", since "gateway" would be a more proper name for it.
Sincerely, Gergely Czuczy mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Weenies test. Geniuses solve problems that arise.
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