On Tue 15 Aug 2017 at 14:48:50 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 15 August 2017 14:00:50 Brian wrote: > > > On Tue 15 Aug 2017 at 13:46:20 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Tuesday 15 August 2017 13:07:38 David Wright wrote: > > > > On Tue 15 Aug 2017 at 11:23:41 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 15 August 2017 07:33:53 Nicolas George wrote: > > > > > > L'octidi 28 thermidor, an CCXXV, Erik Christiansen a écrit : > > > > > > > If it's no longer part of the base system, then perhaps the > > > > > > > system is too base? > > > > > > > > > > > > Please ellaborate. Why should ifconfig be part of the base > > > > > > system? > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Because ip is a pain in the ass to make it run, and still gives > > > > > grossly incomplete information? > > > > > > > > > > In 2 years, I have yet to get a full network report out of ip > > > > > such as ifconfig gives. > > > > > > > > Does ip addr ; ip -s link not work for you? > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > David. > > > > > > It could I suppose, but thats also an extra 4" of useless fluff on > > > my high res screen. > > > > You really wanted to say "yes" to your problem of two years standing > > being solved, didn't you? But it goes against the grain. :) > > I would not go out on that limb and saw it off behind me,
Deconstruction: I *can* get a full network report out of ip but am not going to admit it. Instead, I'll throw some chaff around as a diversion. > but if it had > more labels on the output, it could be helpfull. For instance what does > this line in its output for eth0 tell me, and where did it get those > numbers? > > inet6 fe80::21f:c6ff:fe62:fcbb/64 scope link The same place ifconfig got them from, > Compared to the ifconfig eth0 output, that looks to be derived from its > MAC address, but how is such a determination thats its a globally unique > address determined? Anyone can cause a MAC address to be spoofed. I am > doing it myself so that I can change routers without loseing my ipv4 > address, registered at namecheap. Deconstruction: Look out! More chaff. -- Brian.
