Re: ifconfig_bxe0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv" seems to break bridging

From: Chris <bsd-lists_at_bsdforge.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:07:29 UTC
On 2025-07-27 19:37, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2025, Chris wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-07-24 14:52, void wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 11:41:17PM +0200, Miroslav Lachman wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Well, I've never used or seen the ifconfig_XXX variable with IP in 
>>>> rc.conf without inet. So if somebody has it without it, it's probably 
>>>> wrong configuration. Similar to what has "changed" recently with IP on 
>>>> bridge members instead of IP on bridge.
>> I vote for it being required. :)
> 
> I vote for people reading archives from 10-15 years ago whne we started
> to require "inet6" and why we did not start to require "inet".
I *do* remember those argume...discussions.
> 
> /bz
> 
> PS: that said I wished we had broken things back then too.
Hindsight being what it is. Requiring inet/inet6 just seems like such an 
obvious choice. :P
So yea. Me too. :)

--Chris

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