Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 06:06:55 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?vishwanath=20pargaonkar?= <vishubp@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: ifindex Message-ID: <20010518050655.12153.qmail@web5301.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi, why is ifindex used for an interface.i know it is said itz for unique identification of device.Can we not do that using interfac name ?what is significance of ifindex for an interface. itz just a number associated with an interface. TIA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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