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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/features.txt | 30 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/netcfg.8.txt | 7 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 17 deletions
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 diff --git a/docs/netcfg.8.txt b/docs/netcfg.8.txt index 1d20234..54fbd78 100644 --- a/docs/netcfg.8.txt +++ b/docs/netcfg.8.txt @@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ as wireless, ethernet, ppp. It is also capable of starting/stopping many to one connections, that is, multiple connections within the same profile, optionally with bonding. -It may be run at boot, by enabling the '/etc/rc.d/net-profiles' daemon -in '/etc/rc.conf' +DAEMONS+ line. After boot time, it may be used to -start profiles, simply by passing only the profile name. +It may be run at boot, by enabling the 'netcfg' systemd service, or, on +legacy systems, by adding 'net-profiles' to +DAEMONS+ in '/etc/rc.conf'. +After boot time, it may be used to start profiles, simply by passing only +the profile name. When run without options, `netcfg profile` is equivalent to `netcfg -u profile`. |