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NETSTART(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual NETSTART(8) NAME netstart -- command script for network startup SYNOPSIS /etc/netstart [[-n] interface ...] DESCRIPTION netstart is the command script that is invoked by rc(8) during an auto- matic 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, or reset existing interfaces to their default state. The be- haviour of this script is (or can be) controlled to some extent by vari- ables 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 fol- lowing operations, in the sequence given: o Configure the loopback interface. o Configure all physical interfaces. o Configure non-physical interfaces that can provide the default gateway, such as aggr(4), trunk(4), svlan(4), vlan(4), carp(4), and pppoe(4). o Initialize the routing table and set up the default routes. o Configure tunnel interfaces that require a working network to reach the other end of the tunnel, such as tun(4), tap(4), gif(4), etherip(4), gre(4), egre(4), pflow(4), and wg(4). After the system is completely initialized, it is possible to start a newly created interface or bridge(4), or reset an existing interface to its default state, by invoking the following, where foo0 is the interface or bridge name: # sh /etc/netstart foo0 Using the -n option reports the steps that would be taken, without actu- ally configuring the interface. SEE ALSO multicast(4), defaultdomain(5), hostname.if(5), mygate(5), ifconfig(8), rc(8), rc.conf(8) HISTORY The netstart command first appeared in 4.0BSD. FreeBSD 13.0 November 29, 2020 FreeBSD 13.0
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