cvs commit: src/etc Makefile network.subr src/etc/rc.d hostname netif network1 nisdomain

[John Baldwin]

On 18-Apr-2003 Mike Makonnen wrote:
> mtm         2003/04/18 10:51:54 PDT
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     etc                  Makefile network.subr 
>     etc/rc.d             network1 
>   Added files:
>     etc/rc.d             hostname netif nisdomain 
>   Log:
>   Break out and rewrite the network setup scripts.
>           o /etc/network.subr contains common subroutines used for seting
>             up network interfaces
>           o rc.d/hostname sets the hostname if not already set
>           o rc.d/nisdomain sets the nis domain *after* rpcbind but
>             before the yp* daemons. This fixes issues with temporary
>             hangs when looking up informaion in nis before it's ready.
>           o rc.d/netif brings network interfaces (minus dhcp)  up.
>           o rc.d/network1 has been disabled and will be retired before
>             RELENG_5. It will be replaced by rc.d/netif
>   
>   Approved by:    markm (mentor)

Whee!  Now all we need is for netif to handle dhcp devices as well
by using dhclient and omshell type stuff and then have
/etc/pccard_ether call netif to bring up interfaces so that code can
be centralized.  Feel like taking that on?

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