[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #8852: ifconfig adds non-existant network devices to networkstatus applet
- From: "axeld" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:04:55 -0000
#8852: ifconfig adds non-existant network devices to networkstatus applet
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Reporter: edglex | Owner: axeld
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Network & Internet/Stack | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: x86
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Changes (by axeld):
* type: bug => enhancement
Comment:
`ifconfig` can create arbitrarily named interfaces - that they have the
same name as the device is merely for educating the user/convenience. So
the basic functionality is not a bug.
One could only restrict the cases when `ifconfig` will in fact create a
new interface. I'm not sure how other platforms deal with this in their
`ifconfig` implementation. It might make sense to copy their behavior.
In any case, the shell is usually less forgiving than the UI, so the
current behavior might just be okay.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/8852#comment:2>
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