Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:34:27 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] netplug, a daemon that handles network cables getting plugged in and out |
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J.A. Magallon wrote: > On 08.28, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote: > >>Netplug is a daemon that responds to network cables being plugged in or >>out by bringing a network interface up or down. This is extremely >>useful for DHCP-managed systems that move around a lot, such as laptops >>and systems in cluster environments. >> >>For more details and download instructions, see the netplug homepage: >>http://www.red-bean.com/~bos/ >> > > > I feel sorry, but did you ever knew this existed ? > > http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/
ifplugd doesn't appear to use netlink. Did I miss something?
netlink is definitely the preferred way to get link notification. Maybe the two authors can work together to merge the best parts of both...
Jeff
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