NETSTART(8) | System Manager's Manual | NETSTART(8) |
netstart
— command
script for network startup
/etc/netstart |
[[-n ] interface ...] |
netstart
is the command script that is
invoked by rc(8) during an automatic reboot
and after single-user mode is exited; it performs network
initialization.
The netstart
script can also be used to
start newly created bridges or interfaces. The behaviour of this script is
(or can be) controlled to some extent by variables defined in
rc.conf(8), which specifies which
daemons and services are to be run.
During the system boot, netstart
is
executed. netstart
performs the following
operations, in the sequence given:
After the system is completely initialized, it is possible to start a newly created interface or bridge(4), or apply the configuration from a hostname.if(5) file to an existing interface, by invoking the following, where foo0 is the interface or bridge name:
Using the -n
option reports the steps that
would be taken, without actually configuring the interface.
multicast(4), defaultdomain(5), hostname.if(5), mygate(5), ifconfig(8), rc(8), rc.conf(8)
The netstart
command first appeared in
4.0BSD.
June 21, 2022 | OpenBSD-current |