Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 22:09:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Marc Nicholas <marc@netstor.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: devices in sysctl MIB? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907032208500.25633-100000@medulla.hippocampus.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990703182338.14320K-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
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I would certainly welcome such info... The info in the /proc filesystem in Linux is certainly nice. (One of the few things that is!). -marc ---------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Nicholas netSTOR Technologies, Inc. http://www.netstor.com "Fast, Expandable and Affordable Internet Caching Products" 1.877.464.4776 416.979.9000 fax: 416.979.8223 cell: 416.346.9255 On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > Just a suggestion, perhaps there should be a dev tree in > sysctl with nodes for each device type then device. > > interesting applications for this: > > reporting on packets dropped/sent and such > displaying connection status (duplex/100mb/10mb... etc) > enabling/disabling power saving features > > dev.iface.fxp0.ipkts = 432523 > dev.iface.fxp0.opkts = 432523 > dev.iface.fxp0.linkspeed = 100 > dev.iface.fxp0.linkmode = full-duplex > dev.dsk.da0.tags = 32 > .... > > sysctl -w dev.iface.fxp0.linkmode=half-duplex > > ? > > -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@rush.net|bright@wintelcom.net] > systems administrator and programmer > Win Telecom - http://www.wintelcom.net/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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