Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > I've found that when I run ip link show on my box it gives me: >snip> > Seems like you have a truck load of kernel modules loaded that you don't use. > Stop those modules from loading, or just don't load them until you really do > need them. If I install iproute2, on gentoo, does it replace ifconfig, or are both still usable to configure interfaces? emerge -pv iproute2 shows no package conflict, so I assume both can coexist peacefully? From: http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/Iproute2 It says: Most network configuration manuals still refer to ifconfig and route as the primary network configuration tools, but ifconfig is known to behave inadequately in modern network environments. They should be deprecated, but most distros still include them. Most network configuration systems make use of ifconfig and thus provide a limited feature set. The /etc/net project aims to support most modern network technologies, as it doesn't use ifconfig and allows a system administrator to make use of all iproute2 features, including traffic control. I frequently use ifconfig to set up multiple sub interfaces on a single ethernet nic, but I have not tried iproute2 for for this purpose. Is it (iproute2) cool for manipulating sub interfaces? I'm just not sure how Gentoo is about making both (ifconfig vs iproute2) available and working peacefully together? curiously, James
