[systemd-devel] Static IP address on wandering Wi-Fi client

[Jóhann B. Guðmundsson]

Hi Marcel

On 6/19/19 5:14 AM, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Johann,
>
>>> And frankly IP configuration needs to move into the network technology daemons like iwd for example.
>> What's the argument here for that reasoning as in why not consolidate all network configuration ( ethernet/wifi/vrrp/vpn's etc.. )  to a single place ( networkd )?
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>> Why do you want to keep the network configuration and management space fragmented ( as opposed to consolidated ) ?
> because that is what the standards are doing. WiFi for example can transport the IP address inline. You just need to confirm it with DHCP later. It is how the standards are written that you want to really move DHCP one level down. The same applies to cellular connections where all the IP level configuration comes via the cellular network and not DHCP.


I see that's what the standard specifies but why not merge IWD/EAD with 
systemd ( systemd-wirelessd/systemd-etherauthd and or tightly integrate 
it with networkd )?

What are the benefits you see keeping these as separated components as 
opposed to be part of the service management framework for consolidated 
core/baseOS

The IWD/EAD are Linux only projects right ( as in it's not going to be 
replacing wpa supplicant on other *nix like for example the BSD stack )?

Regards

             Jóhann B.