> > (btw, what is the significance of the port? Eg st0? Have I got my head > > on backwards here and the port is the most significant entity and the > > netdevs just hang off of it?) > > A port is a whole physical interface. HFC-A PCI A provide one port, HFC-4S > four ports, HFC-8S eight ports, HFC-E1 one port. > > Their names are decided by the driver, however, the rule is: > > HFC-S PCI A: st0 > HFC-USB : st0 > HFC-4S : st0, st1, st2, st3 > HFC-8S : st0, st1, st2, st3, st4, st5, st6, st7, st8 > HFC-E1 : e1 >
Ah. So I did have it backwards! Are the port namespaces unique within the driver? Eg if I had two HFC-USB's would the ports both be called st0 or would the second one to load be st1? Thanks James _______________________________________________ Visdn-hackers mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.uli.it/mailman/listinfo/visdn-hackers
