Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:39:15 +0200 From: Philippe Regnauld <regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Ethernet interface names Message-ID: <19980803133915.52291@deepo.prosa.dk>
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Just a question+comment:
Would it be very difficult to implement abstract naming on ethernet devices,
à la Linux ? For example:
eth0, eth1
instead of
ed0, le1
I know there are potential problems with this (i.e.: user confusion,
especially when building fw rules), but they already exist
with multiple interfaces of the same type (ed0, ed1, ed2)...
The advantage would be that you could pull out a dead card, plug
a new (not necessarily of the same model), and there woudln't
be any need to edit rc.conf, rc.firewall, etc...
(Not that this had bothered me in any way).
Also, what are the arguments in favor of _not_ doing this ?
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-[ Philippe Regnauld / sysadmin / regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk / +55.4N +11.3E ]-
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