Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 08:28:07 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, Rod Taylor <oscentral@usa.net>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network Cards Message-ID: <199902041628.IAA15129@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Feb 1999 06:36:45 CST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902040620540.66455-100000@nomad.dataplex.net>
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> On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Daniel C. Sobral wrote: > > Rod Taylor wrote: > > > I've often wondered this, but why is it that every network card has a different > > > 'name'. > > > xl0, rl0, vr0, ed0, etc. etc. etc > > The best solution would be hardwiring the names, but in that case it > > doesn't matter what are the default names. > > Yes. Hardwiring is the only appropriate solution. Hardwiring is nonappropriate in a non-static environment. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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