At 3:17 PM +0100 11/19/02, René Scharfe wrote:
OK, perhaps this can be made even simpler. Put this into your /etc/rc.conf and be done:# a hack to ease the configuration of machines with only one NIC _single=`ifconfig -l link` eval ifconfig_${_single}="inet 192.168.254.193 netmask 255.255.255.0" eval ifconfig_${_single}_alias0="inet 192.168.254.199 netmask 255.255.255.0"
One of the nice things about FreeBSD's rc.conf approach is that it moves a large number of declarations out of assorted scripts, putting them into a set of "declarative" files. While these files technically contain code, I've never seen them contain anything other than "var=val" statements. I am therefore loathe to suggest any hack that starts putting executable code in these files. I am also concerned about making the system too "brittle"; it should handle error conditions as cleanly as possible. So, while this is definitely a cute hack, I would not recommend it for general use. -r -- email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; phone: +1 650-873-7841 http://www.cfcl.com/rdm - my home page, resume, etc. http://www.cfcl.com/Meta - The FreeBSD Browser, Meta Project, etc. http://www.ptf.com/dossier - Prime Time Freeware's DOSSIER series http://www.ptf.com/tdc - Prime Time Freeware's Darwin Collection To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
