Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Networking broke after update: We only hotplug for ethernet interfaces

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 14 October 2008 15:59:54 Grant Edwards wrote:

> > from 'cat /etc/rc.conf'
> >
> > # Some people want a finer grain over hotplug/coldplug. rc_plug_services
> > is a # list of services that are matched in order, either allowing or
> > not. By # default we allow services through as rc_coldplug/rc_hotplug has
> > to be YES # anyway.
> > # Example - rc_plug_services="net.wlan !net.*"
> > # This allows net.wlan and any service not matching net.* to be plugged.
> > rc_plug_services=""
>
> 1) None of that text appears in my /etc/rc.conf

Oops, slipped my mind - that text shows up in openrc and baselayout-2 which 
you might not be using yet

> 2) I don't understand how the above applies.
>
> 3) Has that changed recently thus breaking support for bridge
>    interfaces?

Inferred from the error message - if you prevent any hotplugging from 
occurring for a virtual interface, the problem ought to be solved. 

I'm not sure about recent thinks breaking the bridge, my only recent 
experience is that bridges tend to break themselves in frustrating ways, ably 
helped along by virtualization software <bang head><bang head>

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