Messages in this thread | | | From | Al Boldi <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] ip / ifconfig redesign | Date | Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:19:47 +0300 |
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Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > Al Boldi wrote: > > The current ip / ifconfig configuration is arcane and inflexible. The > > reason being, that they are based on design principles inherited from > > the last century. > > Yes I agree, however note that some of the asumptions are backed up and > required by RFCs. For example the binding of addresses to interfaces. This > is especially strongly required in the IPV6 world with all the scoping and > renumbering RFCs.
Can you point me to those RFCs? Thanks!
> The things you want to change need to be changed in kernel space, btw.
True.
I mentioned ip / ifconfig not to imply that they are the culprit, but instead to expose the underlying kernel implementation.
This does not mean though, that ip / ifconfig cannot offer an emulated OSI compliant mode, which would be an impetus to change the underlying implementation.
Thanks!
-- Al
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