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["Bruno G. Albuquerque" <bga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Well, the style we're using is almost the same...
> 
> tulip0
> loop0
> ec9xx0
> 
> and so on...

Well.. It gets confusing with my network card, as it is a sis900, so 
the interface is sis9000. See the problem? :P
 
> > Because it's not easy to match the name to the slot behind the
> > computer... Sometimes it's a matter of form recognition, you know ;
> > -)
> >
> > If you want a prettier interface name (I want too),
> > go for a real name, like the net_server BNetDevice show in 
> > "Network" pref.
> > But this need the /dev/net/* drivers API to be update, by adding a 
> > ioctl
> > NET_GET_PRETTY_NAME for example, something we can't do for BeOS's 
> > network
> > drivers, obviously.
> 
> For things like ifconfig I don't, and can't see the need. BONE's 
> ifconfig
> used to drive me round the wall as it required all sorts of '/' and 
> so on
> that should never have been there. Let's keep is simple.

Agreed. But using the name of the card will be a support hell. I will 
explain in another email. :P

-Bruno


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