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From: Daniel Bye <DAN@SlightlyStrange.org>
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Subject: Re: unneeded network profiles (ifconfig)
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On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 06:16:16PM -0700, Patrick O. Fish wrote:
> 
> apollo# ifconfig
> dc0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         inet 192.168.0.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>         ether 00:c0:f0:75:80:f4
>         media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
>         status: active
> lp0: flags=8810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
>         inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
> ppp0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> 
> 
> Well, I dont think I really need ppp0, but when i go to destroy it:
> 
> apollo# ifconfig ppp0 destroy
> ifconfig: SIOCIFDESTROY: Invalid argument
> 
> 
> And im also not sure about lp0....I know that i do need dc0 and lo0

If this really bothers you, recompile your kernel omitting the interface
types you don't want (ppp is a pseudo-device, and lp is a printer-port
IP driver - man 4 lp for more details).

Dan

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