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-% NETCFG-PROFILES(5) netcfg 2.6.5 | Arch Linux
+% NETCFG-PROFILES(5) netcfg 2.6.7 | Arch Linux
% Rémy Oudompheng <remy@archlinux.org>
James Rayner <james@archlinux.org>
-% 17 July 2011
+% 8 August 2011
NAME
====
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ NETMASK (requires IP of 'static')
: Set specified netmask. Defaults to 24
ROUTES
: An array of custom routes (of the form *address range* via *gateway*)
-IPCFG
-: Array of arguments to pass to 'ip'. The power of this options is that
- it allows both simple and complicated routing configurations, within the
- framework of netcfg.
-IFOPTS (deprecated, requires IP of 'static')
-: Arguments to pass to 'ifconfig'. This allows you to use the syntax
- for the older 'ifconfig' tool. Retained for compatability.
+
## IPv6 options
IP6 (required for IPv6)
: Either 'dhcp', 'dhcp-noaddr', 'stateless', 'static'. Leave unset to disable IPv6.
@@ -92,6 +86,7 @@ GATEWAY6 (for IP6=static)
: The gateway address for IPv6 routing.
ROUTES6
: An array of custom routes (of the form *address range* via *gateway*)
+
### DNS configuration
DNS
: Array of DNS nameservers. Simply specify the IP's of each of the DNS nameservers.
@@ -103,6 +98,7 @@ HOSTNAME
: Set the system hostname. Ensure any hostname is correctly referenced in /etc/hosts.
DNS1, DNS2 (deprecated)
: First and second DNS servers for /etc/resolv.conf
+
### DHCP configuration
DHCP_OPTIONS (ipv4)
: String. Any extra arguments to pass to the dhcp client, presently dhcpcd.
@@ -114,6 +110,7 @@ DHCLIENT_OPTIONS (ipv4)
: String. Extra options to pass to dhclient for IPv4.
DHCLIENT6_OPTIONS (ipv6)
: String. Extra options to pass to dhclient for IPv6.
+
### 802.11x Authentication
AUTH8021X
: Use 802.11x authentication. Enable with 'yes'.
@@ -123,6 +120,17 @@ WPA_OPTS (optional for an AUTH8021X of 'yes')
: Extra arguments for wpa_supplicant not specified otherwise. Any
option here must specify wpa_supplicant driver. Defaults to '-Dwired'.
+### Miscellaneous options
+IPCFG
+: Array of arguments to pass to 'ip'. The power of this options is that
+ it allows both simple and complicated routing configurations, within the
+ framework of netcfg.
+IFOPTS (deprecated, requires IP of 'static')
+: Arguments to pass to 'ifconfig'. This allows you to use the syntax
+ for the older 'ifconfig' tool. Retained for compatability.
+SKIPNOCARRIER
+: yes/no. Don't abort interface setup if no carrier is found.
+
## Examples
### Using ADDR and GATEWAY to set static IP and gateway