Yes, I can confirm that. I too got bitten by it before and I was considering proposing a patch for upgradeXX.html, but I got sidetracked.
Mitja > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Marc Balmer > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: note for faq, maybe > > if you use pppoe(4) for internet, and want to do a remote > update from 4.2 to 4.3, over said pppoe(4) link, then the > normal update procedure will not work, because the 4.3 > kernel and the 4.2 ifconfig binary can not work together. > > after rebooting the new 4.3 bsd kernel, the network will > not be configure and you will walk/drive to the system (just > like I did today). > > so, brefore rebooting to 4.3, at least unpack the 4.3 ifconfig > binary from base43.tgz > > - Marc
