* frantisek holop <min...@obiit.org> [120724 03:14]:
> hi there,
>
> consider a notebook with two nic's: re0 (ethernet)
> and urtwn0 (usb wifi). let's say, at boot time
> there is ethernet connection and /etc/hostname.re0
> contains "dhcp". urtwn0 is not plugged in.
>
> later, i want to switch to wifi.
>
> what i do: insert the usb wifi (/etc/hostname.urtwn0
> contains the correct network data), i disconnect the
> ethernet cable, route -n flush, ifconfig re0 down,
> sh /etc/netstart.
>
> what i expect: network is now through wifi.
>
> what i get: urtwn0 gets an IP, but route shows that the
> default route is still trying to go through re0, even if
> i comment out dhcp from /etc/hostname.re0
>
> how can i persuade the system to forget about re0?
man ifconfig
priority n Set the interface routing priority to n. This will
influence the default routing priority of new static
routes added to the kernel. n is in the range of 0 to 16
with smaller numbers being better.
