[oe] RFC: auto eth0 and auto eth1 in netbase

[Graeme Gregory]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:23:54 +1030
Rod Whitby <rod at whitby.id.au> wrote:

> Some machines don't have consoles, so the only way to access them on
> the first boot after a reflash is via the network.
> 
> Of course, an 'auto' keyword is required for this, and netbase
> currently has none.
> 
> Is there any reason why at least eth0 should not have an 'auto'
> keyword?
> 
> Should this be OE-wide, only for Angstrom (koen thinks eth0 and eth1
> should be auto), or only for specific machines (in which case, does
> anyone object to ixp4xx having auto eth0)?
> 

It is quiet common to find commercial equipment doing this in the real
world. You just tell your dhcp server the MAC and you can find it on
first boot easilly.

So I think we should probably allow this as well.

+1 for me on eth0

G