node naming

[Julian Elischer]

Huth, Hans-Peter wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> this is probably a beginners question:
> 
> For my script to set up an emulation using vimage and netgraph, i tried to give
> meaningful names to netgraph nodes. I tried:
> 
> ngctl -f foo mkpeer eiface ether ether (ignores the -f , creates ngethX?)

witout looking at the code I'm guessing it does the file after the 
command like args.

> 
> ngctl mkpeer eiface foo ether (creates ngethX, not foo)

mkpeer takes 4 arguments. it's better to specify them all than  try 
guess the defaults.


> 
> ngctl mkpeer eiface ether ether
> ngctl name ngeth0 foo (works, but it's not useful for scripting as i have to find
> out first the name of the freshly created node)
> 
> So basically i would like to use one of the first to forms in my script, but they
> don't work as i expected.
> 
> Any hints?
> 
> This is on FBSD 8.0 RC2
> 
> Regards,
> Hans-Peter Huth
> 
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