Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 5 Dec 2000 11:40:02 -0800 (PST) | From | Ivan Passos <> | Subject | Re: [RFC-2] Configuring Synchronous Interfaces in Linux |
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On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Matthew G. Marsh wrote: > > I would like to note an objection to using ifconfig to carry all of this. > For example I do not use or even have ifconfig on any of my systems as I > only use/need/want Alexey's ip utility to perform all of those tasks. > > I would rather have an independant utility that could set and check the > settings of all of these variables for whatever classes of networking > connections existed. This would provide a cleaner split between the > protocol configuration (IPv4, IPv6, IPX, ...) and the device (V.##, > 10/100, 4/16/100, etc) parameters. > > Such a split should make for a cleaner configuration structure WRT virtual > devices as well which for the most part deal with the protocol config and > do not need much device config. > > FWIW: Alexey's ip has replaced both ifconfig and route on my systems. > Something that could now replace having several different card config > utils around with one binary would be fantastic.
Very good point IMHO. I'll have a look at ip to see if I can get ideas from it. Thanks for the info!!
Later, Ivan
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