On 2005-08-31 11:02, Ewald Jenisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for a way to set an interface UP using /etc/rc.conf > without giving the interface an IP-address (i.e. neither static nor > DHCP) > > Background: The machine in question has three Ethernet-IFs - one > connects to the LAN (and has an IP-address) the other two are used for > monitoring traffic via ethereal only. For security reasons I don't > want to assign IP-addresses to the two "ethereal-only" interfaces - > but I need them "UP". > > Sure enough I can "up" these interfaces manually but I want them up at > boot-time. > > I've tried with entries like e.g. > > ifconfig_fxp1="" > ifconfig_fxp1="UP" > > in my /etc/rc.conf - none of these work.
Try "up" (lowercase) instead. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
