Re: NIC renaming does not rename /proc/sys/net/ipv4 Was: Re: NICs trading places ?

From: Wichert Akkerman (wichert@wiggy.net)
Date: Sat Mar 29 2003 - 09:25:20 EST

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Previously Andi Kleen wrote:
> Just rename at early boot before IP is set up. That is what i usually
> do - set up /etc/mactab and run it very early at boot.

How does that solve the problem of /proc/sys/net/*/conf/* not being
renamed?

Another problem is that nameif only supports ethernet devices currently,
making it an incomplete solution.

Wichert.

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