On (05/29/08 10:06), Brian Utterback wrote: >> I suspect that Prakash is suggesting that there is a perception >> that 'ndd -set /dev/ip ip_debug 10' is somehow safer than "echo >> 'ip_debug/W 0xa'|mdb -kw". > > It is clearly safer to use ndd than "mdb -kw" in general. The ndd > command gives you a limited set of variables to change with type > checking and sanity checking. The mdb form allows you to write to any
Before we wander too far down this discussion, let's not forget that we are only talking about a very small set of "tunables" that have snuck into ndd to allow engineers to troubleshoot problems, and these were never really intended for the average customer to be resetting on a daily basis. IOW, we really are talking about the "kids, don't try this at home" set of back-doors. --Sowmini _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
