Re: how to add flags to ifconfig at boot

On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 12:38:30PM -0400, Robert Huff wrote:

David Kelly writes:

Or if one needs to ifconfig earlier in the startup process then put
one's script in /etc/start_if.em0

It is my understanding (and experience) this only works when

ifconfig_em0=""

in /etc/rc.conf.

True only if your options for ifconfig in rc.conf would clear or
override whatever it is you put in /etc/start_if_em0. As long as its
something that can be done with multiple ifconfigs then all is fine.

For example this works fine in /etc/start_if.xl0:

#!/bin/sh
ifconfig xl0 lladdr 00:01:23:45:67:89

with this in rc.conf:
ifconfig_xl0="DHCP"

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