Instead of irritating Simon by discussing unimplemented vkernel.conf config files, I continued to work using '-I' arguments for vkernel address assignment - but hit a snag:
Evidently the interface needs to be manually marked as 'up' for the address to be assigned, patch to the manual attached. - wording edits welcome on commit, more the spirit than the letter I suppse. Thanks, - Chris
Index: share/man/man7/vkernel.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/local/apps/dcvs/src/share/man/man7/vkernel.7,v retrieving revision 1.27 diff -u -p -r1.27 vkernel.7 --- share/man/man7/vkernel.7 24 Jul 2007 14:02:10 -0000 1.27 +++ share/man/man7/vkernel.7 10 Aug 2007 07:58:12 -0000 @@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ .Xr tap 4 interface is added to the specified .Xr bridge 4 interface. +The +.Nm vke +address is not assigned until the interface is brought up +in the guest. .Pp The .Ar netmask
