Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 13:42:28 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: ds0 interface (was Re: new network device that appeared on it's own) Message-ID: <199603072042.NAA02201@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <9603071936.AA20060@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960307133518.1404A-100000@why> <9603071936.AA20060@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu>
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> > If I do an ifconfig -a along with my ed1, lp0, lo0, and tun0 devices I > > have this new 'ds0' device... > > It is the black-hole network interface. You send packets to it, and > it throws them away. It's useful for testing packet processing > performance. I think we should rename it to the 'bh0' interface then, or even better the 'null0' interface. *grin* Nate
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