Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 Oct 1999 00:17:23 -0700 | From | David Ford <> | Subject | Re: Why is traffic shapper still in 2.3.x? |
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Alan Cox wrote:
> > I'd make ifconfig a facny script that turns your ifconfig command into > > ip commands so that we could reduce the kernel interfaces at some point, > > I'd also have it warn that ifconfig is old, use ip. Or something along > > those lines... > > I don't see ifconfig dying off. However an advanced routing document probably > should start by explaining that ifconfig is just a toy and you will be using > the real stuff
there is yet one reason why ifconfig is still handy. stats. ip doesn't print the interface stats.
otherwise, for the majority of systems i setup and use these days, i use ip. for most of them i don't have ifconfig installed.
-d
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