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SubjectRe: [RFC] ip / ifconfig redesign
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.
>
> In a GNU/OpenSource environment, OpenMinds should not inhibit themselves
> achieving new design-goals to enable a flexible non-redundant configuration.
>
> Specifically, '#> ip addr ' exhibits this issue clearly, by requiring to
> associate the address to a link instead of the other way around.
>
> Consider this new approach for better address management:
> 1. Allow the definition of an address pool
> 2. Relate links to addresses
> 3. Implement to make things backward-compatible.
>
> The obvious benefit here, would be the transparent ability for apps to bind
> to addresses, regardless of the link existence.
>
> Another benefit includes the ability to scale the link level transparently,
> regardless of the application bind state.

Can you do this with the current code by using scripts/whatever to move
virtual IPs around the interfaces?

I guess I don't really understand what you are proposing...

Ben

>
> And there may be many other benefits... (i.e. 100% OSI compliance)
>
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