> also sprach Martin Marcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007.07.12.0014 +0200]: > > recent digging around in several network setups and the corresponding > > google searches lead me to several sites suggesting that "ifconfig" is > > deprecated in favor of "ip" (package iproute).
On 12.07.07 08:54, martin f krafft wrote: > That's not entirely true, it's more like ifconfig exists on most > every Unix system while ip is a younger contender which can do > *much* more with a much improved user interface, but it has not been > ported everywhere. > > I agree with you fully and part of my mission is to get rid of all > ifconfig dependencies on standard Debian systems. > > If you do like to help push iproute over ifconfig, maybe you would > like to check out http://netconf.alioth.debian.org and become part > of the development team? I'd better push new kernel interface (netlink) to ifconfig and allow do it much more thinks, meyba like ifconfig on FreeBSD can do. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Christian Science Programming: "Let God Debug It!". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
