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[Lorin Searing]

Undermy proposal, an iface type would be written id:kind where idis the name of the interface and kind is an optional kind bound thatapplies to the receiver. The type is dynamically sized, because thevalue that is represented is something like:

As a replacement I propose we make use of the iface keyword inexpressions, so that iface::(v) would construct an instance ofthe iface type T for the value v. Like all type parameters, Tmay be left off and inferred from context. So typically you wouldjust write iface(v), as in this example (here I assume the currentiface types, rather than the ones I will describe shortly):

I haven't changed anything that the Ethernet interface isn't already configured for (e.g. DHCP via the router). So, why does the Ethernet interface fail to be provided an IP address when specifying to be configured by DHCP?

Although NetworkManager remains running, it deliberately avoids configuring this interface, because you told the system to manage it via ifupdown instead. This is deliberate to avoid conflicts, as two programs configuring the same network interface can give strange results (duplicate addresses, etc).

(Note that previous Debian NM packages used to have the opposite behavior: NM would read configuration from ifupdown's 'interfaces' file and apply it on its own, without calling ifupdown at all. As written on the Debian Wiki page, this changed in Debian 6, and NM is now strictly separated from ifupdown.)

So, why does the Ethernet interface fail to be provided an IP address when specifying to be configured by DHCP? [...] What impact does the auto setting have on the interface that the iface inet dhcp does not?

Settings from /etc/network/interfaces are only applied when ifup is run. So the "impact" you are seeing is literally the purpose of "auto": it tells the system to run ifup on boot. Without that option, ifupdown does not configure the interface automatically and is left for manual usage.

Compute supports open-iscsi iSCSI interfaces for offload cards. Offloadhardware must be present and configured on every compute node where offload isdesired. Once an open-iscsi interface is configured, the iface name(iface.iscsi_ifacename) should be passed to libvirt via the iscsi_ifaceparameter for use. All iSCSI sessions will be bound to this iSCSI interface.

Note the distinction between the transport name (iface.transport_name)and iface name (iface.iscsi_ifacename). The actual iface name must bespecified via the iscsi_iface parameter to libvirt for offload to work.

iscsiadm can be used to view and generate current iface configuration.Every network interface that supports an open-iscsi transport can have one ormore iscsi ifaces associated with it. If no ifaces have been configured for anetwork interface supported by an open-iscsi transport, this command willcreate a default iface configuration for that network interface. For example:

All iface configurations need a minimum of iface.iface_name,iface.transport_name and iface.hwaddress to be correctly configuredto work. Some transports may require iface.ipaddress andiface.net_ifacename as well to bind correctly.

The device can be mounted on walls, desks, turnstiles etc. iface has 2 cameras for optimised face matching & detection (NIR), allowing authentication & authorisation at only 3sec. The built-in RFID card reader with MIFARE DESFire protocol enables card access where required.

Revomed WG from the container and installed it on the host and the WG iface in the container gets up.

But then there are no wg-tools inside the container and if needed it requires installation of its dependencies as well

The network interface is a nexus that ties the network device driversand the upper part of the network stack together. All the sent and receiveddata is transferred via a network interface. The network interfaces cannot becreated at runtime. A special linker section will contain information about themand that section is populated at linking time.

Network interfaces are created by NET_DEVICE_INIT() macro.For Ethernet network, a macro called ETH_NET_DEVICE_INIT() should be usedinstead as it will create VLAN interfaces automatically ifCONFIG_NET_VLAN is enabled. These macros are typically used innetwork device driver source code.

The network interfaces can be referenced either by a struct net_if *pointer or by a network interface index. The network interface can beresolved from its index by calling net_if_get_by_index() and from interfacepointer by calling net_if_get_by_iface().

The net_if_get_default() returns a default network interface. Whatthis default interface means can be configured via options likeCONFIG_NET_DEFAULT_IF_FIRST andCONFIG_NET_DEFAULT_IF_ETHERNET.See Kconfig file subsys/net/ip/Kconfig what options are available forselecting the default network interface.

The transmitted and received network packets can be classified via a networkpacket priority. This is typically done in Ethernet networks when virtual LANs(VLANs) are used. Higher priority packets can be sent or received earlier thanlower priority packets. The traffic class setup can be configured byCONFIG_NET_TC_TX_COUNT and CONFIG_NET_TC_RX_COUNT options.

If the CONFIG_NET_PROMISCUOUS_MODE is enabled and if the underlyingnetwork technology supports promiscuous mode, then it is possible to receiveall the network packets that the network device driver is able to receive.See Promiscuous Mode API for more details.

Zephyr distinguishes between two interface states: administrative state andoperational state, as described in RFC 2863. The administrative state indicatewhether an interface is turned ON or OFF. This state is represented byNET_IF_UP flag and is controlled by the application. It can bechanged by calling net_if_up() or net_if_down() functions.Network drivers or L2 implementations should not change administrative state ontheir own.

Bringing an interface up however not always means that the interface is ready totransmit packets. Because of that, operational state, which represents theinternal interface status, was implemented. The operational state is updatedwhenever one of the following conditions take place:

The PHY status is represented with NET_IF_LOWER_UP flag and canbe changed with net_if_carrier_on() and net_if_carrier_off(). Bydefault, the flag is set on a newly initialized interface. An example of anevent that changes the carrier state is Ethernet cable being plugged in or out.

The network association status is represented with NET_IF_DORMANTflag and can be changed with net_if_dormant_on() andnet_if_dormant_off(). By default, the flag is cleared on a newlyinitialized interface. An example of an event that changes the dormant state isa Wi-Fi driver successfully connecting to an access point. In this scenario,driver should set the dormant state to ON during initialization, and once itdetects that it connected to a Wi-Fi network, the dormant state should be setto OFF.

This requires that either the device driver or some other entity will need to manually take the interface up when needed. For example for Ethernet this will happen when the driver calls the net_eth_carrier_on() function.

Traffic classes are used when sending or receiving data that is classified with different priorities. So some traffic can be marked as high priority and it will be sent or received first. Each network packet that is transmitted or received goes through a fifo to a thread that will transmit it.

Stores the multicast callback information. Caller must make sure that the variable pointed by this is valid during the lifetime of registration. Typically this means that the variable cannot be allocated from stack.

Stores the link callback information. Caller must make sure that the variable pointed by this is valid during the lifetime of registration. Typically this means that the variable cannot be allocated from stack.

I vaguely remember putting it in there years ago, but I don't remember why I did so.If I am not mistaken, iface precedes a network interface configuration, inet stipulates ipv4 address specs, and dhcp means: get your address, mask, and gateway info from a DHCP server. But what does default mean in this case? Does it refer to some default interface? If so, where would such a thing be specified? If not, does it refer to a default configuration that applies to all existing interfaces not otherwise configured? Generally, what is the purpose, if any, of such a line?

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