Best way to handle network interfaces on a laptop?
So, I've got a laptop with two network interfaces (a wired one, xl0, and a wireless, wi0). The network setup around here gives me a static IP for the wired inteface, and DHCP for the wireless. My question has (I think) to do with routing; when I have the config for xl0 in /etc/rc.conf, and it starts on boot, starting wi0 doesn't help with connectivity. Specifically, much of the use of this machine is in unwired sorts of places, where I want to use the wi0 interface and not the xl0 interface. If I don't have xl0 in /etc/rc.conf, and then dhclient wi0, it works fine. If I do have xl0 in rc.conf, I can't figure out how to make wi0 route things if it isn't plugged into a wire. ifconfig xl0 down, which I thought would work, doesn't. Help? Thanks! --Mac pgpm8a5tCnebi.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Best way to handle network interfaces on a laptop?
On Mar 29, 2005, at 5:56 PM, Mac Mason wrote: Specifically, much of the use of this machine is in unwired sorts of places, where I want to use the wi0 interface and not the xl0 interface. If I don't have xl0 in /etc/rc.conf, and then dhclient wi0, it works fine. If I do have xl0 in rc.conf, I can't figure out how to make wi0 route things if it isn't plugged into a wire. Try: route delete default route add default IP_of_wireless_NIC It may be that deleting the default route first, before you grab a lease via dhclient wi0 would also set up a new default route for you... -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
