Re: [gentoo-ppc-dev] Suggestions for net rc scripts

[Luca Barbato]

emerge quickswitch may be useful.

lu

Marc Ozon wrote:
> Re. Wendell's suggested modifications for the net startup scripts:  This is
> a good idea, and the suggested script is a bit more complete than the one
> suggested here:
>
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25742
> (earlier version at http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16649)
>
> That being done, the Gentoo net configuration still lacks something I wish
> it had:  a way to handle multiple sets of networking settings, as the
> 'location' setting in OS X does.  As it is, I use multiple runlevels
> (similar to what's described at http://www.desertsol.com/~kevin/ppc/#network),
> and a simple shell script to switch locations.  Doing this, I have a way to
> issue the appropriate iwconfig commands for each location:  I put them in my
> runlevel-switching shell script.
>
> This makes me wonder:  since we're thinking about messing with the net.ethX
> script, could multiple locations be included somehow?  If so, how might this
> be done?
>
> In thinking about this, it seems it's still best to use multiple runlevels
> for different 'locations', but it would be nice if I didn't need a separate
> script to handle it.  What I have in mind is something like this:  in
> /etc/conf.d/net, there could be, e.g., 'multiple_locations=yes', which would
> trigger multiple location support in net.ethX.  If there are multiple
> locations, /etc/conf.d/net could include settings like
> 'wirelessessid_eth1_home="abc"' and 'wirelessessid_eth1_work="def"', etc.;
> then, the net.ethX script might parse that, and apply the appropriate
> settings for whatever runlevel (i.e., location) is active, which it could
> read from /var/lib/init.d/softlevel.  The result would be that switching
> runlevels would result in switching network settings, too.  This would add
> significantly to the complexity of net.ethX, but enough of us might need
> multiple location support that the added complexity would be worth it.
>
> What do you think?  Would this be a good idea?  Is there a better way?
>
> Cheers,
> Marc
>
>
> --- Wendell Thomas Duncan <wendell@××××××××.com> [2003-10-03, 11:04]:
>
>> If these patch suggestions look good, could a developer forward these
>>patch ideas for the net.eth0 rc-scripts to the right person.
>>
>> I just got a new 802.11g base station.  I could not see a good way to
>>get the iwconfig commands executed as part of the /ete/init.d/net.eth1
>>scripts.  Maybe I missed a good tool somewhere, but it makes a lot of
>>sense to do this stuff in the net.eth0 rc-scripts.  These scripts are
>>part of the baselayout ebuild.
>
>
> [script stuff snipped]
>


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