On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 05:41:11PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > However, I just thought > > that it might be even better to create an if-pre-up.d script that > > unconditionally runs ifrename for each ifup command. > > Are you suggesting that > > ifup foo > > do this?: > > ifrename -i foo # Renames foo to bar > ifup bar
No, I'm suggesting that
ifup foo
does this:
ifrename # Renames eth7 to foo
...do rest of ifup stuff...
At boot time, the effect is the same as an S40ifrename script. However,
this way it also works if you ifup at a later time and there are new
network devices.
> > Even without using the hotplug infrastructure it is possible to
> > add/remove hardware or to roam between networks without rebooting.
> > Comments?
>
> I don't see the point in supporting hot plugging on systems that don't
> have the hotplug package installed.
Well, I used to do that a lot, mainly because all the hotplug solutions
sucked.
> Roaming is another issue. When someone moves from one location to
> another he can reconfigure an interface; however, he doesn't normally
> _rename_ the interface at that time.
True.
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Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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