Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 16:43:04 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Cc: terry@lambert.org, nate@mt.sri.com, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Opinions? NT VS UNIX, NT SUCKS SOMETIMES Message-ID: <199608162343.QAA03639@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199608162205.QAA08643@rocky.mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Aug 16, 96 04:05:13 pm
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> > > The SysV of 'multiple run-levels' is something I've yet to see used. > > > Even the most hard-core SysV gurus use the two available in BSD, > > > single-user and multi-user. > > > > How about: > > 1) "permanent connection exists"? > > 2) "transient network connection does not exist" > > 3) "transient network connection exists" > > > > I could see these all being options that you would want to support: > > > > 1) My computer is docked in my office > > 2) I am on a plane to the East Coast office > > 3) I am in the Eact Coast office with a WaveLAN/IR PCMCIA card > > installed to connect me to the lcoal net. > > All of these work pretty well with the current PCCARD setup. Basically, > when you plug in your PCCARD, it configures the network for you as > necessary. No need for run levels at all, and they would get in the way > anyway. 4) I am at my hotel on the East Coast using a 28.8 modem for a PPP link to my provider. (I happen to know there are problems with route configuration when you try to have transient network card + transient PPP connections in the same box... it was just discussed). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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