Re: [gentoo-dev] openrc 0.12 - netifrc/newnet mix-up

[mingdao]

On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 06:59:50PM -0600, William Hubbs wrote:
> You make some good points. I'll answer your questions as best as I can,
> but we can consider this thread closed. I will not try to put the
> virtual in, but I will come back to the list soon and start another
> thread.
>
> In a nutshell, our networking is a beast, and we should try to simplify
> it some how imo. I'll write out my thoughts about that when I start the
> other thread.
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 11:24:10AM -0600, mingdao wrote:
> > (1) What is "the new network stack" provided by the newnet USE flag?
>
> That consists of the network and staticroute scripts which are part of
> OpenRC. The network script sets up interfaces and configures static
> addresses only; it will allow you to run any command at any point in the
> process of doing this. What some people on Gentoo do not like about it
> is it is all or nothing. You can't start/stop/depend on a single
> interface.
>
> The staticroute script is used to configure multiple static routes once
> the network script has set up the static addresses.
>
> > (2) Why is dhcpcd referred to as a "network manager" in the same context as
> > wicd, networkmanager, connman, etc? In the sense that dhcpcd is not sufficient
> > for security protected wireless alone, as is, say, wicd; and is not a
> > replacement for true "network manager" apps. DHCP client != network manager
> > app
>
>  This is a good point, so I will drop putting dhcpcd on the list.
>
> > (3) Is udhcpc provided by busybox not sufficient in lieu of dhcpcd for stage3?
>
> I think udhcpc is what you get in stage 3; if dhcpcd is there, I have no
> idea how it is getting there.
>
> William

Thanks for your kind reply, William. I'm a networking n00b, but felt those
questions might benefit others, also. For (3) it seemed as if some people were
saying dhcpcd is in stage 3 and they didn't want it dropped. I have a tendency
to use busybox a lot doing a Gentoo install, starting with "ln -s /bin/busybox
/bin/vi"  :D

Kindest regards,
Bruce
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