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28.Dd February 20, 2002
29.Dt NETSTART 8
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm netstart
33.Nd command scripts for network startup
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35.Nm /etc/netstart
36.Op Ar interface ...
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38.Nm netstart
39is the command script that is invoked by
40.Xr rc 8
41during an automatic reboot and after single user mode is exited;
42it performs network initialization.
43.Pp
44The
45.Nm netstart
46script can also be used to start newly-created bridges or interfaces,
47or reset existing interfaces to their default state.
48The behaviour of this script is (or can be) controlled to some
49extent by variables defined in
50.Nm rc.conf ,
51which specifies which daemons and services are to be run.
52.Pp
53During the system boot,
54.Nm
55is executed.
56.Nm netstart
57will perform the following operations:
58.Pp
59.Bl -bullet -compact
60.It
61Set the machine's name.
62.It
63Configure the loopback interface.
64.It
65Configure all the physical interfaces.
66.It
67Initialize the routing table and set up the default routes.
68.It
69Configure all the
70.Xr gif 4
71and
72.Xr gre 4
73interfaces.
74.It
75Configure all the bridges.
76.El
77.Pp
78After the system is completely initialized, it is possible to start a
79newly-created interface or
80.Xr bridge 4 ,
81or reset an existing interface to its default state, by invoking
82.Pp
83.D1 sh /etc/netstart foo0
84.Pp
85where
86.Ar foo0
87is the interface or bridge name.
88.Sh MULTICAST ROUTING
89Routing to the 224.0.0.0/4 net is set up using values from
90.Pa /etc/rc.conf
91according to these rules:
92.Bl -bullet
93.It
94If the multicast settings are as follows:
95.Bd -literal -offset indent
96multicast_host=NO
97multicast_router=NO
98.Ed
99.Pp
100then multicast routing will not be enabled.
101.It
102If the multicast settings are as follows:
103.Bd -literal -offset indent
104multicast_host=NO
105multicast_router=YES
106.Ed
107.Pp
108then multicast routing will be enabled, but no multicast route will be set up.
109It is expected that a routing daemon, such as
110.Xr mrouted 8 ,
111will be started as well.
112.It
113If the multicast settings are as follows:
114.Bd -literal -offset indent
115multicast_host=YES
116multicast_router=NO
117.Ed
118or:
119.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
120multicast_host=foo0	# interface name
121multicast_router=NO
122.Ed
123.Pp
124then multicast routing will be enabled, using the default interface,
125or the interface name specified by
126.Va multicast_host .
127.It
128Other cases are configuration errors and will cause multicast routing not to be
129enabled.
130.El
131.Sh SEE ALSO
132.Xr bridge 4 ,
133.Xr gif 4 ,
134.Xr gre 4 ,
135.Xr bridgename.if 5 ,
136.Xr hostname.if 5 ,
137.Xr dhcp 8 ,
138.Xr mrouted 8 ,
139.Xr rc 8 ,
140.Xr rc.conf 8
141.Sh HISTORY
142The
143.Nm
144command appeared in
145.Bx 4.0 .
146