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["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Waldemar Kornewald" <wkornew@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > - you can also refer to /dev/net/ipro1000/0 via /dev/net/ipro1000/
> > 0:0

Would you also find it okay if this wouldn't work outside ifconfig?
Because the rest could completely be solved in ifconfig.

> > IMO, that would make it simple and straight-forward to use.
> > Is everyone okay with this?
> Yes, I think that there won't be any problems with this scheme, so
> this should be fine. But from the end-user perspective I'd still like
> to have all net_interfaces merged into one net_device (ifconfig,
> preflet, deskbar replicant, etc.).

That reminds me: how does PPPoE come into play here? Is it just another 
interface on the ethernet device? So should ifconfig hide it under the 
ethernet device then in your opinion?

Maybe it should only merge them when their names follow the above 
scheme?

Bye,
   Axel.