Re: [pfSense Support] Patch and ISO: New Feature -- Auto Configuring Interfaces

2009-07-06 Thread Chris Buechler
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Ermal Luçi wrote: > > To me this is a hack and not a feature. > There is a better way to do this things than kludge things here and > there in the code. The right fix was proposed once and not everybody > liked the POLA breaking. I don't recall that discussion (and

Re: [pfSense Support] Patch and ISO: New Feature -- Auto Configuring Interfaces

2009-07-06 Thread Vick Khera
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Tim A. wrote: > I missed that episode. POLA? > Principle of "Least Astonishment" - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com

Re: [pfSense Support] Patch and ISO: New Feature -- Auto Configuring Interfaces

2009-07-06 Thread Tim A.
Ermal Luçi wrote: To me this is a hack and not a feature. Technically speaking: "Feature" is defined in effect. "Hack" is defined in method. So both terms are appropriate here and not mutually exclusive. pfSense itself is an ultimate Hack conglomerate, gluing together IMO some of the best

Re: [pfSense Support] Re: Patch and ISO: New Feature -- Auto Configuring Interfaces

2009-07-06 Thread Tim A.
Chris Buechler wrote: On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Tim A. wrote: Attached a patch against 1.2.3-rc2 adding support for auto configuring interfaces. That's definitely a nice feature, though only suitable for addition to 2.0, so we'll need a patch for 2.0. The only thing from your de

Re: [pfSense Support] Patch and ISO: New Feature -- Auto Configuring Interfaces

2009-07-06 Thread Ermal Luçi
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Tim A. wrote: > Attached a patch against 1.2.3-rc2 adding support for auto configuring > interfaces. > By enabling sshd in the default config.xml on the Live CD installer, this > eliminates many headaches for installs: > No monitor / keyboard / mouse required. > No