Re: Create USB Ethernet Port Configuration
Re: Create USB Ethernet Port Configuration
- Subject: Re: Create USB Ethernet Port Configuration
- From: Allan Nathanson <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:09:09 -0400
Mark -
For starters, each network service is associated with a single
interface and there's a mapping between the interface's MAC address
(xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) and it's BSD name (enX).
When the system first boots we create a network service for each
interface present on the system. After that time you can use the
network pref pane to configure services for interfaces that were not
"built-in" or present at first boot (e.g. for a USB LAN adaptor).
Yes, you "could" sneak in a configuration for some "to be connected at
a later time" interface but that would imply making a few
assumptions. First off, you'd be guessing that the next interface
hooked up to the system would be allocated a specific BSD interface
name. In the case of a new USB LAN adaptors you should also note that
each LAN adaptor will have it's own unique BSD name (i.e. not all USB
LAN adaptors will be named en3).
My question is what needs to be "configured" for each service? Is
DHCP derived settings not sufficient?
- Allan
On Mar 10, 2008, at 5:49 AM, Mark Thomas wrote:
Was wondering if anybody had any thoughts
Thanks
Mark.
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From: Mark Thomas <email@hidden>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:11:21 +0000
To: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
Conversation: Create USB Ethernet Port Configuration
Subject: Create USB Ethernet Port Configuration
Hi,
I presently have a network configurator which successfully creates/
setups
port configuration depending on what a particular user initially
chooses for
their connection type, and that solution has proven to work well in
it's
roll out.
How-ever in today's portable world, where a user's moved his machine
between numerous network configurations. The older configuration
design
doesn't work so well, so I'm considering setting all the various
available
ports. This design works fine, with one exception which is the USB/
Ethernet
bridge, as that only creates once a user has connected a USB cable its
router (or Ethernet adapter).
Is there a way to create this ahead of time, so for a particular USB
vendor/product id, You can choose/guess/know which Ethernet
identifier it
chooses (e.g. en3, it usually is next in sequence, but how can you
reserve
one for a USB device). This is also especially the case with MacBook
Air
customers only have a USB for wired connection.
Thanks
Mark.
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