Hey gang -
I'm working on a little challenge here and my search-fu is failing me. The challenge: I want my machine's second Ethernet interface (em1) to stay down when I first boot. However, I do want it to have an IPv6 link_local at the ready. After the machine boots, I'll kick off a process that will do some checking and ifconfig the interface up; that's easy peazy. The thing I'm having trouble figuring out: is there an "ifconfig_em1" line I can add to the rc.conf file that will keep the interface DOWN? Or is that not doable?
I've tried:
...and no love. The interface is UP when the machine boots. Any other ideas?
Thanks!
I'm working on a little challenge here and my search-fu is failing me. The challenge: I want my machine's second Ethernet interface (em1) to stay down when I first boot. However, I do want it to have an IPv6 link_local at the ready. After the machine boots, I'll kick off a process that will do some checking and ifconfig the interface up; that's easy peazy. The thing I'm having trouble figuring out: is there an "ifconfig_em1" line I can add to the rc.conf file that will keep the interface DOWN? Or is that not doable?
I've tried:
Code:
ifconfig_em1_ipv6="inet6 -ifdisabled"
ifconfig_em1="down"
...and no love. The interface is UP when the machine boots. Any other ideas?
Thanks!