Sebastien Roy writes: > Referring to datalink interfaces in configuration data that > administrators don't directly interact with should be done using linkid's > to prevent exactly this kind of thing. What we want to avoid is > administrators having to deal with linkid's. Under the covers, linkid's > should be used, and they should be converted to link names where > administrators are involved.
I'm still thinking about this. The trade-offs aren't all obvious, and using a bridge ID in the link configuration (rather than the other way around) may end up being a simpler way to deal with the practical restrictions. But thanks, yes, linkids would fix the rename problem. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
