How to bring up interface without address?

[Michael Pounov]

Hi Lev

Try to put this into your rc.conf

ifconfig_em1="up"


On Mon, 22 May 2017 02:05:24 +0300
Lev Serebryakov <lev at FreeBSD.org> wrote:

> Hello Freebsd-net,
> 
>   I have "em1" interface which is container for several vlans, but it doesn't
> need any special configuration and it doesn't need IPv4 or IPv6 address.
> 
>  If I write this in /etc/rc.conf:
> 
> ifconifg_em1=""
> vlans_em1="isp1 isp2"
> create_args_isp1="vlan 10"
> create_args_isp2="vlan 20"
> 
> ifconfig_isp1="DHCP"
> ifconfig_isp2="DHCP"
> 
> 
>  Startup script will not bring em1 UP automatically. So, I need some no-op
> option for ifconifg_em1 variable. What should I use?
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Lev                          mailto:lev at FreeBSD.org
> 
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Michael Pounov <misho at elwix.org>