Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262520AbTFGPu0 (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:50:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262525AbTFGPu0 (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:50:26 -0400 Received: from filesrv1.system-techniques.com ([199.33.245.55]:49817 "EHLO filesrv1.baby-dragons.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262520AbTFGPuZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:50:25 -0400 Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:03:31 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" To: James Stevenson cc: chas williams , Werner Almesberger , "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1437 Lines: 30 Hello James , On Sat, 7 Jun 2003, James Stevenson wrote: > On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, chas williams wrote: > > In message <20030606210620.G3232@almesberger.net>,Werner Almesberger writes: > > >TCP connections will survive route changes, interface > > >removals, etc. > > really? if i remove my ethernet interface i expect all the > > connections to die. > Think of a latop with a normall ethernet card in it. > When you unplug the cable it wont disconnect all the tcp > connection on the interface so that you could re route everything though > a wireless card. This anology is incorrect or at least can be circumvented . Ie: All physical interfaces could be unnumbered & th eloopback be the only interface with THE ip . Then all routes lead to Rome as it were . Btw , This can & does work . Hth , JimL -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network Engineer | P.O. Box 854 | Give me Linux | | babydr@baby-dragons.com | Coudersport PA 16915 | only on AXP | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/