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WWWW
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 Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:39 pm Post subject: manual set up of networking? |
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Hello,
Is there a way to set up networking completely manual without openrc syntax? Or an alternative option to use complete commands with ip command?
openrc syntax seems to be limiting when dealing with complete ip commands lest there is a guide to use iproute2 with openrc syntax.
The problem I am facing is that without out iproute setting up the interfaces there can't be networking and the /etc/init.d/net.ethX interfaces can't be used without first using ip command AND these interfaces can't be persistent because they depend on ip.
Anyone know ideas about getting around this chicken and egg circular vice?
thanks.
PS: I read that post about networking without net scripts but it uses dhcp only. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW,
I don't really understand your problem. Can you provide a worked example?
The openrc networking will prefer to use iproute2 if you have it installed.
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WWWW
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW,
I don't really understand your problem. Can you provide a worked example?
The openrc networking will prefer to use iproute2 if you have it installed. |
Thanks for repyling.
I want interfaces that don't exist without iproute2 having created them yet. Something akin to bridge.
/etc/conf.d/net has syntax such as config_ethX="options"
but if the interface doesn't exist because ip has to create them first?
Can ip do all this via openrc?
In other words if I have net.vethX that depends on several steps by ip can I add those steps in /etc/conf.d/net?
I can do this manually using ip. What I am trying to do is issue PLAIN ip commands in /etc/conf.d/net. Is this possible? Does the net script have syntax for ip command?
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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WWWW,
bridges work.
| Code: | # eth interfaces for firewall
# we don't want them getting IP addresses
# as they are being donated to bridges
config_eth0="null"
config_eth1="null"
config_eth2="null"
config_eth3="null"
config_eth4="null"
# the DMZ
bridge_br1="eth2"
config_br1="192.168.10.254/24"
# wireless
bridge_br2="eth3"
config_br2="192.168.54.254/24"
# protected wired
bridge_br3="eth4" |
There is some documentation is /usr/share/... somewhere, including a fully commented net file
-- edit --
Look in /usr/share/doc/netifrc-0.2.4/ or whatever version you have
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WWWW
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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ok I will read that file with examples.
But your example has the syntax with options hidden. I was talking something like this
config_iproute="ip add ..."
you see, using plain commands, unless there some syntax for ip command already.
a bridge interface can be created by different utilities all which have their own options syntax.
I don't know if I am being clear. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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WWWW,
Thats the net file using iproute2 to create bridges.
PPP and PPPoE both work too.
If you really need to do it by hand, see /etc/local.d/README
You still haven't given a worked example.
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