Merging rc.d/network_ipv6 into rc.d/netif

[Soeren Straarup]

On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:17:18 -0800 (PST)
Doug Barton <dougb at FreeBSD.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Bob Johnson wrote:
> 
> > On 11/5/07, Mike Makonnen <mtm at freebsd.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Most IP related knobs will have an ipv4_ and ipv6_ version. To
> >> make the transition easier rc.subr(8) will "automagically" DTRT
> >> for the following knobs:
> >>         gateway_enable     => ipv4_gateway_enable
> >>         router_enable      => ipv4_router_enable
> >>         router             => ipv4_router
> >>         router_flags       => ipv4_router_flags
> >>         defaultrouter      => ipv4_defaultrouter
> >>         static_routes      => ipv4_static_routes
> >>         static_routes_<IF> => ipv4_static_routes_<IF>
> >>         route_<XXX>        => ipv4_route_<XXX>
> >>         dhclient_program   => ipv4_dhclient_program
> >>         dhclient_flags     => ipv4_dhclient_flags
> >>         dhclient_flags_<IF> => ipv4_dhclient_flags_<IF>
> >>         background_dhclient_<IF> => ipv4_background_dhclient_<IF>
> >>
> >> Please try it and let me know what you think.
> >
> > Personally, I'd prefer the new names be along the lines of
> > ifconfig_<interface>_ipv4, ifconfig_<interface>_ipv6,
> > defaultrouter_ipv4, defaultrouter_ipv6, dhclient_program_ipv4,
> > dhclient_program_ipv6, etc.
> 
> Personally I think that grouping things by ipv4/ipv6 makes more
> sense, and has better longevity.
> 
> > And this would be a good time to change defaultrouter to
> > default_router!
> 
> Or we could make it shorter and call it gateway.

Well there is a difference between router and gateway.
I think that gateway would be a better word since from my
understanding that is what people use today.

/Soeren

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Soeren Straarup   | aka OZ2DAK aka Xride
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