Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:55:53 -0800 (PST) From: Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Patches to if_loop + the interface cloning framework Message-ID: <200203040455.g244tr429559@arch20m.dellroad.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0203011122520.12215-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> "from Julian Elischer at Mar 1, 2002 11:24:16 am"
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Julian Elischer writes: > I think loopback is not really 'optional' and should come as soon > as you have any networking at all. Why? From a theoretical standpoint, there's nothing mandatory about it. E.g., consider a machine that is only a router, has no users, etc. It doesn't need one. -Archie __________________________________________________________________________ Archie Cobbs * Packet Design * http://www.packetdesign.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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