Dennis J Perkins wrote: Hi, didn't have time ATM to dig into the others, but for the network scripts: > > Ifup seems a bit complicated. Why have files in > a /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0 directory instead of > putting settings in a single file > called /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0? My network is > simple, so maybe I'm not seeing something that a more complicated setup > needs. >
That's exactly it. This allows the network script to be generic so that it can be extened to allow for additonal network types (IPX in addition to TCP/IP), virtual interfaces (multiple IPs, pppoe), additional configuration methods (DHCP, hotplug/media connect), etc. -- DJ Lucas -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
