> > - flexible network device names. > > e.g. replacing /dev/bge0 with > /dev/net/192.168.1.0 (ref. ClearView). > > That's bollocks. What do you want to archive here? > Add another > maintenance hazard? IP addresses can change. Think > about mobile IP or > DHCP. Or just drive our nice Thalys (a fast train) > where the WLAN > changes your IP address based on the location of the > train. The device > name in /dev should identify hardware, not some > weired logical address > which is subject to changes every second. Oh, yes... > clusters, but in > clusters it will even be a more nightmarish > maintenance hazard. > > -1 for the idea of /dev/net/[junk]
Too early to say so. You may change your mind if flip back to the thread at: http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=17246䍞 lucy This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
