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["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Waldemar Kornewald" <Waldemar.Kornewald@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > However, ifconfig isn't about creating/deleting interfaces but 
> > configuring/monitoring them...
> > So, even if a "ppp0" interface is not connected/running yet, she 
> > should 
> > show up in ifconfig interfaces list, as that's a existing interface 
> > in 
> > the stack...
> > 
> > So, sorry guys, I disagree with both of you ;-)
> 
> Maybe we can discuss that. ;)
> I do not see why we need the extra code in pppdial to delete an 
> interface 
> as this can be perfectly done by the interface module. Why should we 
> not 
> reuse ifconfig for this case while creating can be done by pppdial?
> Bringing an interface down is a normal action for ifconfig. That PPP 
> interfaces are deleted when they are down is just a side-effect. ;)

ifconfig should definitely be able to delete the interface if asked for 
it. But pppdial or whatever user application is used to set up the PPP 
interface should have an option to do that, too - because it's more 
user friendly if you can do that with the same tool.

But disagreeing with Philippe, ifconfig is about creating/deleting 
interfaces as well. At least it should be able to do so, even if the 
net_stack doesn't _need_ it for that. I am often using ifconfig to do 
that :)

Bye,
   Axel.