Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932746AbVLKE7o (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:59:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932774AbVLKE7o (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:59:44 -0500 Received: from quechua.inka.de ([193.197.184.2]:8413 "EHLO mail.inka.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932746AbVLKE7n (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:59:43 -0500 From: Bernd Eckenfels To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] ip / ifconfig redesign Organization: Private Site running Debian GNU/Linux In-Reply-To: <200512022253.19029.a1426z@gawab.com> X-Newsgroups: ka.lists.linux.kernel User-Agent: tin/1.7.8-20050315 ("Scalpay") (UNIX) (Linux/2.6.13.4 (i686)) Message-Id: Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 05:59:41 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 818 Lines: 21 In article <200512022253.19029.a1426z@gawab.com> you 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. Yes I agree, however note that some of the asumptions are backed up and required by RFCs. For example the binding of addresses to interfaces. This is especially strongly required in the IPV6 world with all the scoping and renumbering RFCs. The things you want to change need to be changed in kernel space, btw. Gruss Bernd ifconfig maintainer - 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/