Bug 93727

Summary:	[ifconfig] polling parameter in ifconfig statement of rc.conf not handled correctly
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	Stephan Yaraghchi <yaraghchi+pr>
Component:	bin	Assignee:	Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	6.1-PRERELEASE
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description Stephan Yaraghchi 2006-02-22 22:10:10 UTC

As stated in /usr/src/UPDATING the old way of enabling polling through the MIB "kern.polling.enable" is deprecated. Instead ifconfig should be used with the parameter 'polling'.

Doing this in /etc/rc.conf like in

ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.204.32 netmask 255.255.255.0 media 100BaseTX mediaopt full-duplex polling"

doesn't work in 6.1BETA2 anymore.

Fix: 

Use the old way (MIB "kern.polling.enable")

Comment 1 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer

2006-02-23 15:20:31 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-rc

Over to maintainer(s).

Comment 2 Gleb Smirnoff freebsd_committer

2006-02-27 07:51:59 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-rc->freebsd-net

Bug in ifconfig(8), not in rc.

Comment 3 Gleb Smirnoff freebsd_committer

2006-02-27 10:04:06 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-net->ambrisko

Doug has already fixed this problem in HEAD. Assign to him, to 
remind that MFC is required.

Comment 4 Doug Ambrisko freebsd_committer

2006-03-27 18:05:41 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

This was MFC'ed so closing this for 6.X.