From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>
To: Al Boldi <a1426z@gawab.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-net@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] ip / ifconfig redesign
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:59:46 +0200 (EET) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0512022159060.14136@netcore.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200512022253.19029.a1426z@gawab.com>
On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Al Boldi wrote:
> Consider this new approach for better address management:
> 1. Allow the definition of an address pool
> 2. Relate links to addresses
> 3. Implement to make things backward-compatible.
>
> The obvious benefit here, would be the transparent ability for apps to bind
> to addresses, regardless of the link existence.
That's called 'the loopback address', right? :)
--
Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-02 20:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-02 19:53 Al Boldi
2005-12-02 19:59 ` Pekka Savola [this message]
2005-12-02 20:08 ` Ben Greear
2005-12-02 20:38 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2005-12-02 22:49 ` Jesper Juhl
2005-12-10 18:51 ` Stefan Smietanowski
2005-12-02 21:19 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2005-12-08 10:15 ` Eric W. Biederman
2005-12-02 22:40 ` Jeff V. Merkey
2005-12-03 13:46 ` Al Boldi
2005-12-11 4:59 ` Bernd Eckenfels
2005-12-14 14:19 ` Al Boldi
[not found] <447BB19E14004A4388CB9A864D2BA7630DF693@hq-ex-6.brocade.com>
2005-12-03 14:58 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
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