Document \$int and how to create bridge and vlan interfaces.

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/conf.d/network.Linux b/conf.d/network.Linux
index 9967301d..c477d61e 100644
--- a/conf.d/network.Linux
+++ b/conf.d/network.Linux
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@
 
 # Create a bonded interface
 # interfaces="bond0"
-# ifup_bond0="modprobe bonding; ifconfig bond0 up; ifenslave bond0 bge0"
-# ifconfig_bond0="192.168.0.10/24"
+# ifup_bond0="modprobe bonding; ifconfig \$int up; ifenslave \$int bge0"
+# ifconfig_bond0="192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
 # ifdown_bond0="rmmod bonding"
+
+# Create a bridged interface - let dhcpcd configure the address
+# interfaces="br0"
+# ifup_br0="brctl addbr \$int; brctl add \$int eth1; brtctl add \$int eth2"
+# ifdown_br0="ifconfig \$int down; btctl delbr \$int"
+
+# Create VLAN
+# interfaces="eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4"
+# ifup_eth0="vconfig add \$int 2; vconfig add \$int 3; vconfig add \$int 4"
+# ifconfig_eth0_2="192.168.2.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
+# ifconfig_eth0_3="192.168.3.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
+# ifconfig_eth0_4="192.168.4.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
+# ifdown_eth0="vconfig rem \$int.2; vconfig rem \$int.3; vconfig rem \$int.4"
diff --git a/conf.d/network.in b/conf.d/network.in
index ab054664..cee7ef00 100644
--- a/conf.d/network.in
+++ b/conf.d/network.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Assign static IP addresses and run custom scripts per interface.
 # Seperate commands with ;
 # Prefix with ! to run a shell script.
+# Use \$int to represent the interface
 # ifconfig_eth0="192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
 
 # You also have ifup_eth0 and ifdown_eth0 to run other commands when
@@ -17,4 +18,5 @@
 # /etc/ifup.eth0 is equivalent to ifup_eth0
 # /etc/ifdown.eth0 is equivalent to ifdown_eth0
 # Any files found will automatically be put into the interfaces variable.
+# You don't need to escape variables in files, so use $int instead of \$int.