Re: [MiNT] Unix future (was: Riebl Ethernet c

[bernd.ebert@iorio.de (Bernd Ebert)]

On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:16:05 +0300 (EEST), Martin-Eric Racine wrote:

> > We introduced that because many networking OS are using Interface-Names
> > that somehow repesent the Interface-Hardware (See Solaris).
> > rle0 means "riebl lance ethernet 0".
> 
> So I guessed, but eth0 just makes more sense, when reading 
> ifconfig or route responses. 

Hmm, But how do you know for. eg. which interface is meant when
you are using simply eth0, eth1, eth2,...
For e.g. On my tt there is a pams-VME-Card and (from time to
time) a pams-dma-Ethernet-node.
With eth0 and eth1 I would have some difficulties to know
which ethx is which hardware-Interface, but with ple0 and
dma0 I can see that simply by the name of the interface.
Besides that this is very useful for each kind of admintool,
because you can determine the type and the requirements of
the interface out of its name (for e.g. setting of hw-adress).

> > (but I don't think that Irix has a big future...)).
> 
> Which is rather sad, because it's a realy efficient, fast and
> easily understood kind of Unix; very SRV, yet more modern.

True.


> I guess uncle Bill sent them nice, cuddly, high-paid blowjobers...

Did you ever play "xbill" on a linux-Box (comes with redhat linux)?
Very funny game :-)

Greetings,
           Bernd