Re: wg ifconfing control

From: Kyle Evans <kevans_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:42:53 UTC
On 1/22/25 17:41, Daniel Lovasko wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I noticed that OpenBSD has added the ability to control the WireGuard 
> interfaces through ifconfig. I am interested in implementing similar 
> support in FreeBSD - is there anyone already working on this or perhaps 
> the right mentor for adding this functionality? NetBSD has a similar 
> functionality exposed through the wgconfig tool.
> 
> Short rationale: 1) not needing a package to do the setup, 2) procedural 
> configuration, 3) ability to include all config in rc.conf, 4) 
> consistency with other interface types (e.g. carp or gre).
> 

re: #1, we do have wg(8) installed as part of base; one can do at least 
somewhat simple setups without a package.

> Cheers,
> Daniel