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around ${network_interfaces}.
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yar 2005-09-28 13:07:43 +00:00
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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd September 15, 2005
.Dd September 28, 2005
.Dt RC.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -894,29 +894,26 @@ for more information.
Set to the list of network interfaces to configure on this host or
.Dq Li "AUTO"
(the default) for all current interfaces.
For example, if the only network devices in the system are the loopback
device
For example, if the only active network devices in the system
are the loopback device
.Pq Li lo0
and a NIC using the
.Xr ed 4
driver,
this could be set to
.Dq Li "lo0 ed0" .
.Pp
An
.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
variable is also assumed to exist for each value of
.Ar interface .
If the
.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
contains the keyword
.Dq Li "NOAUTO"
then the interface will not be configured by
at boot or by
.Pa /etc/pccard_ether
when
.Va network_interfaces
is set to
.Dq Li "AUTO" .
The variable can contain arguments to
.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
as well as special case-insensitive keywords described below.
Such keywords are removed before passing the value to
.Xr ifconfig 8
while the order of the other arguments is preserved.
.Pp
It is also possible to add IP alias entries here in cases where
multiple IP addresses registered against a single interface
are desired.
@ -947,7 +944,9 @@ ifconfig_ed0_alias4="inet 127.0.0.254 netmask 0xffffffff"
Then note that alias4 would
.Em not
be added since the search would
stop with the missing alias3 entry.
stop with the missing
.Dq Li alias3
entry.
.Pp
If the
.Pa /etc/start_if. Ns Aq Ar interface
@ -960,6 +959,18 @@ and
.Va ifconfig_ Ns Ao Ar interface Ac Ns Va _alias Ns Aq Ar n
variables.
.Pp
If the
.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
contains the keyword
.Dq Li "NOAUTO"
then the interface will not be configured
at boot or by
.Pa /etc/pccard_ether
when
.Va network_interfaces
is set to
.Dq Li "AUTO" .
.Pp
It is possible to bring up an interface with DHCP by adding
.Dq Li DHCP
to the
@ -997,7 +1008,7 @@ In addition to the
form, a fallback variable
.Va ifconfig_DEFAULT
may be configured.
It will be used for all interfaces no
It will be used for all interfaces with no
.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
variable.
This is intended to replace the no longer supported