Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:40:32 -0500 From: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx> To: Peter <fbsdq@yahoo.com> Cc: michael@tenzo.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Naming ethernet NICs Message-ID: <20010411104032.A6221@cec.wustl.edu> In-Reply-To: <SAK.2001.04.11.sgopqffq@support10>; from fbsdq@yahoo.com on Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 09:35:51AM -0600 References: <SAK.2001.04.11.sgopqffq@support10>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 09:35:51AM -0600, Peter wrote: > Would it not be possible to just create links from like /dev/eth0 to > /dev/rl0 ? > > If hardware changes, just change the link. No, the network devices are virtual ones. There is no device node corresponding to each device. Just think about it, do you really want dozens of device inodes just to accomodate every potential NIC? On a second note, please fix your MUA to wrap text at >80 characters... it makes text easier to read. -- Andrew Hesford ajh3@chmod.ath.cx To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20010411104032.A6221>