> On a somewhat related note: In 10U1, ifconfig(1M) does not even > mention dladm. As a user coming from another OS (Linux, BSD, etc), I > expect "ifconfig" to be a network InterFace CONFIGuration utility. So > if I need to configure some network interface, the first place I'll > look is ifconfig. It would be very helpful if the ifconfig man page > mentioned dladm in the "SEE ALSO" section. [Apologies if the man page > in more recent versions is up-to-date.. 10U1 is the most recent I have]
Point taken. Certainly, a SEE ALSO can be added. I'd like to go further and add an explanation of ifconfig's role in network configuration to DESCRIPTION, though the wording will be tricky to get right since there are numerous historical exceptions. I'll see what I can do. -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
