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| author | Jouke Witteveen <j.witteveen@gmail.com> | 2012-10-14 13:58:21 +0200 |
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| committer | Jouke Witteveen <j.witteveen@gmail.com> | 2012-10-15 00:47:04 +0200 |
| commit | fa28358658487727fbb766361cf134dba6e73e36 (patch) | |
| tree | d1b785a4ce442e9a9cbed23477d8a8512c338bd4 /docs/features.txt | |
| parent | 1244fe21bc542beed91e9983c9cdd22a5fe536a6 (diff) | |
| download | netctl-fa28358658487727fbb766361cf134dba6e73e36.tar.gz netctl-fa28358658487727fbb766361cf134dba6e73e36.tar.xz | |
Update documentation
We now consider systemd installations the default and initscripts installations 'legacy'.
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diff --git a/docs/features.txt b/docs/features.txt index 4155a2d..4cf7def 100644 --- a/docs/features.txt +++ b/docs/features.txt @@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ NETWORKS=(@adsl @mywireless lan) Alternatively, you can have netcfg restart the profiles you had running at the previous shutdown by specifying +NETWORKS=(last)+. -Next, add `net-profiles' to your +DAEMONS+ line in '/etc/rc.conf'. +Next, enable the `netcfg' systemd service or, on legacy systems, add +`net-profiles' to +DAEMONS+ in '/etc/rc.conf'. Wireless automatic connection and roaming support @@ -64,9 +65,9 @@ To use this: --------------------------- WIRELESS_INTERFACE="wlan0" --------------------------- -. Run `/etc/rc.d/net-auto-wireless start` +. Run `systemctl start net-auto-wireless` -To run on boot, add `net-auto-wireles' to your +DAEMONS+ line. +To run on boot, enable the `net-auto-wireless' systemd service. Per interface configuration @@ -87,19 +88,20 @@ Execute commands before/after interface up/down ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your interface requires special actions prior/after the establishment/closure of a connection, you may use the +PRE_UP+, POST_UP, -+PRE_DOWN+, +POST_DOWN+ properties. For example, if you want to start -daemon abc before connecting: ++PRE_DOWN+, +POST_DOWN+ properties. For example, if you want to run a +script before connecting: ----------------------------- -PRE_UP="/etc/rc.d/abc start" ----------------------------- +------------------------ +PRE_UP="/path/to/script" +------------------------ -Or if you want to mount your network shares after a successful -connection, you could use: +Or if you want to manage resolv.conf through resolvconf, you could +remove any DNS related options and use the following, which will be run +after a successful connection: ---------------------------------------------------------- -POST_UP="sleep 5; mount /mnt/shares/desktop 2>/dev/null;" ---------------------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------------------------------- +POST_UP='echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | resolvconf -a "$INTERFACE"' +---------------------------------------------------------------- If the commands specified in these properties return anything other than 0 (success), netcfg aborts the current operation. If you command might @@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ You may select a profile to connect to from a menu. This requires the 'dialog' package installed. To display a menu, simply run `netcfg-menu`. If you wish to have a menu on boot, set +NETWORKS=(menu)+ in your '/etc/conf.d/netcfg' and ensure that `net-profiles' is in the +DAEMONS+ -array. +array. A boot-time menu is not supported on systemd installations. Menu based wireless network selection |