On (06/23/07 12:33), Garrett D'Amore wrote: >> But link_speed isn't listed in ieee802.3(5) -- so does this mean we'll use >> "speed"? More generally, I'm not convinced that reusing those names is >> the right choice (Do we really want to have a "link_up" property? Or do >> > > I don't care *what* we choose, but we have to pick something. Right now > the anarchy and inconsistencies is really, really infuriating. At the > moment, the ieee802.3(5) man page seems to be the "documented" set, so it > makes sense to use that. It may be that other adjustments (link_speed -> > speed ?) are needed. But one or the other of the implementation or the > documentation needs to be fixed.
A very relevant CR on this subject is 6544195. Perhaps we should just report (and use the name) ifspeed, since it's already easily recognized. --Sowmini
