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Date:      Wed, 3 Nov 2004 08:39:23 -0800
From:      Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
To:        Scott Long <scottl@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/em if_em.c
Message-ID:  <20041103083922.A49431@xorpc.icir.org>
In-Reply-To: <41890956.2030705@freebsd.org>; from scottl@FreeBSD.org on Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 09:37:42AM -0700
References:  <200411031411.iA3EBIqL012134@repoman.freebsd.org> <418905E5.1050605@freebsd.org> <20041103082806.C49241@xorpc.icir.org> <41890956.2030705@freebsd.org>

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On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 09:37:42AM -0700, Scott Long wrote:
...
> > because sometimes you might need to enable some MAC-based filter
> > before you have a chance to access the box. e.g. to set dhcp/bootp
> > anbd the like.
...
> > I think the link-up/link-down thing is different because it
> > happens not just at boot but also whenever the link status
> > changes (e.g. when a spanning tree on a switch detects a
...
> bootverbose.  Situations like what you are saying are rare and/or
> one-time occurances.  And if you look at drivers like if_ath(no offense 

ok, but that one time is precisely when you have little or
no chance to intervene. Anyways, as long as you keep the MAC
printout on by default i am happy :)

cheers
luigi



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