On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 12:26:16PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Hint: In the old days interfaces were quite static on systems. But
> with the coming of removable and hotplug devices such as PCMCIA or USB
> network interface cards there was a need to move to a more dynamic
> system.
Thanks for your answer. It makes sense.
Having used Linux on my Desktop and since 1995 and on many servers since
2001 it was a bit of an embarrasment having trouble on my PC to start
and stop the networking. I was used to how things were done in "the
old days" :)
Regards
Johann
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