Re: kernel config and sysctl

1999-09-21 Thread Peter Jeremy
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:17:26 -0400 (EDT), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I've always had the impression that the sysctls available on a system are >dependent on the kernel configuration, but have never been able to verify >this. This is true. They also depend on the KLDs (a KLD can add new sysctl var

Re: kernel config and sysctl

1999-09-21 Thread Doug
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can anyone confirm/deny this? What are some kernel options that carry > along their own sysctl trees, if this is the case? IPFW for sure, if it's installed you have: net.inet.ip.fw.debug: 1 net.inet.ip.fw.one_pass: 1 net.inet.ip.fw.verbose

kernel config and sysctl

1999-09-21 Thread mwlucas
Well, I tried -questions, and met with a resounding silence. jkh tells me that you folks here are the only ones with the expertise to answer this sort of question, so here you go. I'm preparing a series of articles on FreeBSD's sysctl interface -- not the inner workings, merely "What is sysctl,