Peter> ... Clearview Nemo Unification and Vanity Peter> Naming integrated into Nevada build 83. Among other advantages, the Peter> "vanity naming" feature allows us to finally[1] move away from the Peter> current chipset alphabet soup we have for network interface names, Peter> and instead standardize on simple names like net0/net1...
Peter> ... Indiana's experimental nature seems to make it an ideal vehicle Peter> for making such a change, and its target userbase seems suited for Peter> benefitting from such a change (e.g., networking procedures aimed at Peter> new adoptees could simply assume the first network interface is net0, Peter> rather than using placeholder interface names). Peter> Thoughts? <answer alternative="schoolboy" value="Yes, please." alternative="geek" value="+1" alternative="Nike" value="Just do it." alternative="pirate" value="Aye, that be a great idea!" alternative="Elvis" value="Unh, huh, yeah, yeah" /> -- John http://blogs.sun.com/jbeck
