Update text in rc.inet1.conf, and sync with netconfig.

1 files changed, 68 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/netconfig b/netconfig
index 2a75ef1..69aae44 100644
--- a/netconfig
+++ b/netconfig
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ fi
 # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
 #
 # This file contains the configuration settings for network interfaces.
-
+#
 # If USE_DHCP[interface] is set to "yes", this overrides any other settings.
 # If you don't have an interface, leave the settings null ("").
-
+#
 # You can configure network interfaces other than eth0,eth1... by setting
 # IFNAME[interface] to the interface's name. If IFNAME[interface] is unset
 # or empty, it is assumed you're configuring eth<interface>.
-
-# Several other parameters are available, the end of this file contains a
+#
+# Several other parameters are available; the end of this file contains a
 # comprehensive set of examples.
-
+#
 # Important note for IPv6 stateless auto configuration (SLAAC) users:
-# From Slackware 15.0 onwards, you need to set USE_SLAAC[0]="yes" (etc) below
+# From Slackware 15.0 onwards, you need to set USE_SLAAC[0]="yes" below.
 
 # =============================================================================
 
@@ -92,38 +92,66 @@ GATEWAY6=""
 
 # =============================================================================
 
-# Change this to "yes" for debugging output to stdout.
-DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
-
-# MAXNICS is the maximum number of interfaces that will be configured.
-# You may need to increase the MAXNICS value if you have many interfaces, or
-# you use multiple VLANs and/or bridges.  The default is 6.
-# MAXNICS="6"
+# Example of how to configure a bond (link aggrigation) interface.
+# Note the addition of the BONDNICS and BONDMODE parameters.
+# BONDNICS is a space delimited list of interfaces to add to this bond.  The
+# interfaces will be brought up and configured while bringing up the interface,
+# so do not need to be previously defined in rc.inet1.conf.
+# BONDMODE sets the bonding mode for this interface.  If not specified when
+# BONDNICS has been used, the default is 'balance-rr'.
+# The IFOPTS[x] option should always include the 'miimon' option when
+# configuring bonding - not using this option will result in network
+# degradation.  In 'active-backup' mode, the 'primary' option should also be
+# supplied.  When using '802.3ad mode', set "lacp_rate fast" for faster
+# recovery from an interface failure.  In other modes, the 'xmit_hash_policy'
+# should be set.
+#IFNAME[0]="bond0"
+#BONDNICS[0]="eth0 eth1"
+#BONDMODE[0]="balance-rr"
+#IFOPTS[0]="xmit_hash_policy layer2+3 | miimon 100"
+#IPADDR[0]="192.168.0.1"
+#NETMASK[0]="24"
+#IPALIASES[0]=""
+#USE_DHCP[0]=""
+#DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""
+#IP6ADDRS[0]=""
+#USE_SLAAC[0]=""
+#USE_DHCP6[0]=""
 
 # =============================================================================
 
-# Example of how to configure a VLAN interface.
+# Example of how to configure a VLAN interface:
 # The VLAN ID is taken from the full interface name, which is comprised of the
 # underlying interface name, a period (.) and then the VLAN ID.
-# IFNAME[0]="eth0.10"
-# IPADDR[0]="192.168.10.1"
-# NETMASK[0]="24"
-# IPALIASES[0]=""
-# USE_DHCP[0]=""
-# DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""
-# IP6ADDRS[0]=""
-# USE_SLAAC[0]=""
-# USE_DHCP6[0]=""
+# IFOPTS is a pipe (|) delimited list of VLAN module specific settings to be
+# applied to the interface.  See the ip-link(8) man page (search for "VLAN Type
+# Support") for details of the options available.  This option is not required
+# for a standard VLAN to be configured.
+#IFNAME[0]="eth0.10"
+#IFOPTS[0]=""
+#IPADDR[0]="192.168.10.1"
+#NETMASK[0]="24"
+#IPALIASES[0]=""
+#USE_DHCP[0]=""
+#DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""
+#IP6ADDRS[0]=""
+#USE_SLAAC[0]=""
+#USE_DHCP6[0]=""
 
 # =============================================================================
 
 # Example of how to configure a bridge:
 # Note the added "BRNICS" variable which contains a space-separated list
 # of the physical or virtual network interfaces you want to add to the bridge.
+# IFOPTS is a pipe (|) delimited list of bridge module specific settings to be
+# applied to the interface.  See the ip-link(8) man page (search for "BRIDGE
+# Type Support") for details of the options available.  This option is not
+# required for a standard bridge to be configured.
 #IFNAME[0]="br0"
 #BRNICS[0]="eth0"
+#IFOPTS[0]=""
 #IPADDR[0]="192.168.0.1"
-#NETMASK[0]="255.255.255.0"
+#NETMASK[0]="24"
 #IPALIASES[0]=""
 #USE_DHCP[0]=""
 #DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""
@@ -136,13 +164,12 @@ DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
 # adjust VIRTIFNAME and VIRTIFTYPE accordingly.
 # Starting with VIRTIFNAME[0] is mandatory, and each next one must be
 # incremented by one, so VIRTIFNAME[1], VIRTIFNAME[2], and so on.
-#
 # Virtual tap interface example
 #VIRTIFNAME[0]="tap0"
 #VIRTIFTYPE[0]="tap"
 #VIRTIFUSER[0]="root"
 #VIRTIFGROUP[0]="root"
-#
+
 # Virtual tun interface example
 #VIRTIFNAME[1]="tun0"
 #VIRTIFTYPE[1]="tun"
@@ -151,8 +178,9 @@ DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
 
 # =============================================================================
 
-## Example config information for wlan0.  Uncomment the lines you need and fill
-## in your data.  (You may not need all of these for your wireless network)
+# Example config information for wlan0:
+# Uncomment the lines you need and fill in your data.  You may not need all of
+# these for your wireless network.
 #IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
 #IPADDR[4]=""
 #NETMASK[4]=""
@@ -172,10 +200,10 @@ DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
 #WLAN_WPADRIVER[4]="wext"
 #WLAN_WPAWAIT[4]=30
 
+
 # =============================================================================
 
-## Some examples of additional network parameters that you can use.
-## Config information for wlan0:
+# Some examples of additional network parameters that you can use.
 #IFNAME[4]="wlan0"              # Use a different interface name instead of
                                 # the default 'eth4'
 #IPALIASES[4]="192.168.5.10/24" # Set up an IP alias.  A netmask may be given
@@ -221,6 +249,16 @@ DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
 #WLAN_WPAWAIT[4]=30             # In case it takes long for the WPA association
                                 # to finish, you can increase the wait time
                                 # (defaults to 10 seconds)
+
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Change this to "yes" for debugging output to stdout.
+DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
+
+# MAXNICS is the maximum number of interfaces that will be configured.
+# You may need to increase the MAXNICS value if you have many interfaces, or
+# you use multiple VLANs and/or bridges.  The default is 6.
+# MAXNICS="6"
 ENDFILE
 #
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