RE: [PATCH v9 0/8] thunderbolt: Introducing Thunderbolt(TM) Networking

[Mario.Limonciello]

> Here are a couple of additional questions:
> 
> - When the network interface is created, there is no IP address
>   assigned (or negotiated ?) on the Linux side. But it is done on the
>   MacOS side. And in the Linux kernel logs I can also read the message:
>   "ready for ThunderboltIP negotiation". Is there something missing or
>   not working on the Linux side ? What is the correct way to configure
>   or negotiate the IP address. For my tests I did it manually...
> 
> - When the Linux machine is started with the Thunderbolt wire already
>   connected to a MacBook Pro, sometimes (but not every time) the
>   network interface is not created. The Thunderbolt wire needs to be
>   replugged.
> 
> FWIW you get my
> 
> Tested-by: Simon Guinot <simon.guinot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Simon

Simon,

Since I also performed testing on the previous patchset, I'll share what I did.

I configured Network Manager to use the TBT interface to share an internet
connection to another box.  This configures a static IP address on the local
Linux side and sets up routing.

Network manager remembers setup this in a configuration database.  
When the interface goes up it will then set up a DHCP server to hand
out an IP address to the other side.