Re: Why is traffic shapper still in 2.3.x?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 17:50:55 +0100 (BST)


> I don't know about anyone else, but I agree with this. I'm looking for
> an official word though.
>
> I'd make ifconfig a facny script that turns your ifconfig command into
> ip commands so that we could reduce the kernel interfaces at some point,
> I'd also have it warn that ifconfig is old, use ip. Or something along
> those lines...

I don't see ifconfig dying off. However an advanced routing document probably
should start by explaining that ifconfig is just a toy and you will be using
the real stuff

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/