Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 17:35:30 +0400 From: Alex Semenyaka <flist@jabberwock.rinet.ru> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> Subject: Re: [RFC] ifconfig: match by link-level address Message-ID: <20040521133530.GA1403@qqmore.rinet.ru> In-Reply-To: <20040520171833.GA22494@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> References: <20040520162919.GA1971@straylight.m.ringlet.net> <20040520171833.GA22494@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
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On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 10:18:38AM -0700, Brooks Davis wrote: >> This could be the first step towards teaching rc.conf about something like >> network_interfaces_rename="hw-00:03:0d:08:dc:a7 sis0int" > I don't really like the idea of adding magic values to the interface > namespace that only work with ifconfig. If you want ifconfig to match I agree, but there is another option: make such things not ifconfig-specific. I mean that it could be done though renaming the interface into the some lladdr-dependent name with fixed format. For example, ifconfig fxp0 llname will rename fxp0 into hw-00-90-27-35-ca-0c. As far as we know the format and MAC-address we could then do ifconfig hw-00-90-27-35-ca-0c name pppoeint This could be implemented easely right now and then automated though /etc/rc* Actually the discussing feature is long time expected one, so it would be nice to have it implemented finally :) Sincerely, Alex Semenyaka
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