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authorRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2009-03-19 17:52:12 +0000
committerRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2009-03-19 17:52:12 +0000
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We can now detected primary addresses added or changed in BSD.
As such, we can wait for a 3RDPARTY to configure the interface, such as PPP. We can then take the destination addess and automatically give it a default route or any other DHCP option such as DNS servers. This addresses #159.
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.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd March 10, 2009
+.Dd March 19, 2009
.Dt DHCPCD 8 SMM
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -461,6 +461,19 @@ When discovering interfaces, the interface name must not match
which is a space or comma separated list of patterns passed to
.Xr fnmatch 3 .
.El
+.Sh 3RDPARTY LINK MANAGEMENT
+Some interfaces require configuration by 3rd parties, such as PPP or VPN.
+When an interface configuration in
+.Nm
+is marked as STATIC or INFORM without an address then
+.Nm
+will monitor the interface until an address is added or removed from it and
+act accordingly.
+For point to point interfaces (like PPP), a default route to it's
+destination is automatically added to the configuration.
+If the point to point interface if configured for INFORM, then
+.Nm
+unicasts INFORM to the destination.
.Sh NOTES
.Nm
requires a Berkley Packet Filter, or BPF device on BSD based systems and a