Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 19:37:27 +0200 From: Vincent Jardin <vjardin@wanadoo.fr> To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Howto rename an interface Message-ID: <200305041937.27631.vjardin@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <09l7bv4bp8vvngc0j85tgqob0u3b0vl7pr@4ax.com> References: <_MzYgD.A.O9P._h8s-@coal.sentex.ca> <09l7bv4bp8vvngc0j85tgqob0u3b0vl7pr@4ax.com>
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Le Samedi 3 Mai 2003 16:43, Mike Tancsa a =E9crit :
> It sounds a bit messy to maintain. Perhaps it would be easier to just
> write wrapper programs around those that you use if really need be. e.=
g. a
> local copy of netstat,ifconfig and route and have those executed first =
in
> your path.
I thought about it. However many issues remain:
- SNMP still uses the FreeBSD's interface name
- the kernel logs
- ... they are lot of softwares that need their own patch=20
Whereas all these softwares would work fine if the interface name does no=
t=20
have a unit number.
Thanks,
Vincent
PS:
For example, with Linux, the name of an ipip or gre tunnel is free:
# ip tunnel add FooBar mode ipip remote 192.168.0.251 local 192.168.0.15=20
# ifconfig FooBar
FooBar Lien encap:IPIP Tunnel HWaddr =20
POINTOPOINT NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 lg file transmission:0=20
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
> =09---Mike
>
> On Sat, 3 May 2003 15:47:34 +0200, in sentex.lists.freebsd.net you wrot=
e:
> >I would like to rename the network interfaces. More particularly, I wo=
uld
> > like to control the numbers in the name and to remove the constraints=
=2E
> >
> >For example, what are the issues about renaming my 'vr0' interface to
> > eth1-3 or DSL-WAN that does not have a ifunit within its name ?
> >
> >I think about the following issues, what am I forgetting ?
> > - update all the sockaddr_dl
> > - many drivers, in fact all of them, log with %s%d, ifname, ifunit
> > - (add a message on the routing socket)
> >
> >Regards,
> > Vincent
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> Mike Tancsa (mike@sentex.net)
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