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From: Tony Griffiths <tonyg@OntheNet.com.au>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: where to put ed0's IP
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 11:04:02 +1000
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To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> Soren Ragsdale wrote:
> > things in /etc have changed.  Most notably, I can't seem to find where I
> > activate the ed0 interface, or tell it which IP to take.  I saw something
> > promising in /etc/rc.conf, but I haven't been able to get the syntax
> > correct.  Where is this information to be added?
> 
> In /etc/rc.conf - you found the right place.  Given that it's only two
> lines to change (well, one to change and one to add), and they're pretty
> clearly marked in that file, what's the problem you're having?

One of the _problems_ with "rc.conf" is that it lacks examples of the
syntax of some of the entries, unlike "sysconfig" which was quite
self-documenting!  The syntax for the "lo0" entry is somewhat different
to that of a normal NIC entry, lacking the netmask portion.  This is
what probably confused the original poster.

I too would have found rc.conf far more confusing if I was not already
familiar with the sysconfig file of old...

Tony