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authorbrooks <brooks@FreeBSD.org>2005-08-02 02:24:47 +0000
committerbrooks <brooks@FreeBSD.org>2005-08-02 02:24:47 +0000
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- Document network_interfaces=auto (the default!).
- Remove documentation of pccard_ifconfig as it is now gone. - Document pccard_ifconfig's replacement ifconfig_DEFAULT.
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r--share/man/man5/rc.conf.531
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 86beec3..9a168ca 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -176,18 +176,6 @@ enable PCCARD support at boot time.
Set to PCCARD controller memory address or
.Dq Li DEFAULT
for the default value.
-.It Va pccard_ifconfig
-.Pq Vt str
-This variable has the same format as the
-.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
-variable
-(see
-.Va network_interfaces
-below).
-It is used as a fallback variable when there is no
-.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
-is defined and only if the interface name is listed in
-.Va removable_interfaces .
.It Va pccard_beep
.Pq Vt int
If 0,
@@ -231,9 +219,6 @@ daemon.
.Pq Vt str
List of removable network interfaces to be supported by
.Pa /etc/pccard_ether .
-This also determines which interfaces will be able to use the
-.Va pccard_ifconfig
-fallback variable.
.It Va tmpmfs
Controls the creation of a
.Pa /tmp
@@ -902,7 +887,9 @@ Refer to
for more information.
.It Va network_interfaces
.Pq Vt str
-Set to the list of network interfaces to configure on this host.
+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
.Pq Li lo0
@@ -990,6 +977,18 @@ possible to use something like:
ifconfig_wi0="DHCP WPA mode 11b"
.Ed
.Pp
+In addition to the
+.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
+form, a fallback variable
+.Va ifconfig_DEFAULT
+may be configured.
+It will be used for all interfaces no
+.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
+variable.
+This is intended to replace the no longer supported
+.Va pccard_ifconfig
+variable.
+.Pp
It is also possible to rename interface by doing:
.Bd -literal
ifconfig_ed0_name="net0"
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