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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: where to put ed0's IP
Date: 3 Jun 1997 14:13:27 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <33936D82.1524@onthenet.com.au>,
Tony Griffiths <tonyg@OntheNet.com.au> writes:
> Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
>>
>> Soren Ragsdale wrote:
>> > things in /etc have changed. Most notably, I can't seem to find where I
>> > activate the ed0 interface, or tell it which IP to take. I saw something
>> > promising in /etc/rc.conf, but I haven't been able to get the syntax
>> > correct. Where is this information to be added?
>>
>> In /etc/rc.conf - you found the right place. Given that it's only two
>> lines to change (well, one to change and one to add), and they're pretty
>> clearly marked in that file, what's the problem you're having?
>
> One of the _problems_ with "rc.conf" is that it lacks examples of the
> syntax of some of the entries, unlike "sysconfig" which was quite
> self-documenting! The syntax for the "lo0" entry is somewhat different
> to that of a normal NIC entry, lacking the netmask portion. This is
> what probably confused the original poster.
>
> I too would have found rc.conf far more confusing if I was not already
> familiar with the sysconfig file of old...
I suspect Jordan was a victim of the same surprise that the rest of
us were when 2.2.2 was released. There was no opportunity to do
those last minute updates that usually need doing.
There is (Jordan has said) a rc.conf manual page on its way.
> Tony
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