In FreeBSD 6.2, you could add the polling option in /etc/rc.conf for a given interface or specify it manually when using ifconfig. This enabled device polling if you enabled it when recompiling your kernel. In FreeBSD 6.3 polling is no longer an option for ifconfig. So, make sure it is not specified in /etc/rc.conf for your network interfaces, otherwise when you restart, your network interfaces will not have an IP address set. Thus, leading to a rather annoying walk over to the server room.
Posts tagged upgrade
Tip of the Day - freebsd-update
11/12/2007
In FreeBSD 6.2 and later, the freebsd-update command allows you to update binaries of your base operating system.
It has four commands:
fetch - Inspects current system and downloads available needed updates.
Continue reading »Tip of the Day - FreeBSD portupgrade
08/04/2008
One complaint I've always had about FreeBSD port's tree is upgrading outdated installed ports. Typically you need to go by hand and uninstall all the dependancies of a port, upgrade the port, and then reinstall all the dependancies. However, there are a few solutions for port upgrade management. The one I like the best is portupgrade that is available in the ports tree under /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade.
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