From aaf2c5c2dd7cf30c84340b3f485b43d7a3f285f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Haller Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:40:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] man: document NOZEROCONF in `man nm-settings-ifcfg-rh` --- man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl b/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl index 13f4ad6bc4..e11edab237 100644 --- a/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl +++ b/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xsl @@ -228,9 +228,10 @@ DEVICETYPE=TeamPort - Semantic change of variables - - NetworkManager had to slightly change the semantic for a few variables. + Semantic change of variables and differences + + + NetworkManager changes the semantics for a few variables and there are other behavioral differences. PEERDNS - @@ -253,14 +254,22 @@ DEVICETYPE=TeamPort connection sharing. When shared is used, NetworkManager assigns the interface 10.42.0.1, or it uses the first static address, if configured. - + HWADDR - initscripts compare the currently set hardware address of a device, while NetworkManager considers the permanent one. + + NOZEROCONF - + initscripts add an on-link route to 169.254.0.0/16 for ethernet profiles that don't + explicitly opt-out by setting NOZEROCONF variable. NetworkManager does + not do that. Instead a static, manual route with scope=253 (link) should be added to get + that behavior. + - + +