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

[Marc Ozon]

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]

-- 
Marc Ozon      Toronto, Ontario, Canada


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