Revert "Deprecate the network and staticroute scripts"
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There are situations where these scripts can be useful, so I am bringing
them back. Also, I want to start discussions about simplifying the
OpenRC network stack.
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The following applies only to the newnet stack, which is not presently
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maintained in OpenRC. The oldnet stack is maintained instead.
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- Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org>, 2011/02/21
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OpenRC Network Ideals
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The new style networking for OpenRC is very simplistic - provide a basic means
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of configuring static interface address and routes whilst allowing the
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possibility to run any command at any point.
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In a nutshell, init.d/network is a wrapper around ifconfig(8) and
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init.d/staticroute is wrapper around route(8).
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In the Perfect World (TM) ifconfig should be able to configure everything
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about the interface easily * . The BSD family almost get this right and Linux
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epically fails.
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* Only static configuration, including link setup.
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For dynamic, static, IPv4LL, arping and per ssid IPv4 setup dhcpcd-5.x
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provides your needs.
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It fails because there are many tools to do the same job and often have
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vastly different syntax where they could be similar. In other words, there
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is no coherence.
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OpenRC-0.4.x and older (inc Gentoo baselayout-1) had a collection of scripts
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for each tool and allowed a script per interface. Over the years, this design
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has proven very hard to maintain as each user has their own idea of how
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things should work. Also, there were (and still are) race conditions.
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So where do we go from here?
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Well, it's possible to use the new network scripts using the tools
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currently available. It's just harder as you have to know them and their
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documentation can be lacking at times.
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The correct end goal is a BSD style ifconfig tool.
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I've started work on it, but the project has stalled somewhat.
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It's display only right now and the source is not yet publicly available.
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If you have the skills and share the vision then contact me privately and
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we'll take it from there.
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