setting up routed and automated startup

[paul]

Dan Shoop schrieb:
> At 11:30 AM +0200 7/6/07, paul wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I'd like to use RIPv2 on OS X server. It seems like routed(8) is able 
>> to do this but I'm unsure how to configure it.
> 
> There's a man page for routed. Have you read it? If so what questions do 
> you have?
Sure, I have no questions regarding routed or RIPv2 but rather about 
it's integration in the "mac experience" ;)

> 
>>  Is there a GUI for this,
> 
> For routing? Kinda. Ordering changes route priorities in the Network 
> Preferences Pane. But this really isn't what you're implying you're 
> trying to do, which begs the question...
Nope.

> 
>>  or do I have to edit /etc/gateways and write the startup stuff (plist 
>> and script) myself?
> 
> The bigger question I'd have is why you feel you need to be implementing 
> something like this at all?
> 
> Do you have a multi-homed network architecture?
Yes, I got 2 NICs (one is openvpn) and three tiny networks behind which 
are not alway up. Managing static routes gets a bit annoying so...

> You *NEVER* put anything in /System. Ever.
Ah, I got that from a quite respected magazine but they were wrong on 
other points too, never trust printet paper...
> 
> As for why it doesn't run on startup, you obviously don't have it 
> properly configured.
Seem so.

> 
> However you'd want to use launchd, not StartupItems for anything you 
> roll on your own. (Post-Panther)
This is tiger, I'll ask google for integrating with launchd. Do you have 
any good resouces I could look at?

thanks
  Paul