Paul de Weerd schrieb: > On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 02:20:05PM -0500, Matthew R. Dempsky wrote: > | On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 01:19:31PM -0400, Nick Guenther wrote: > | > I think you're looking for ifconfig(8). Wait, doesn't linux have > | > ifconfig? What's ip for? > | > | ip is from the iproute2 package. From the lartc.org manual, ``Why > | iproute2?''[1]: > | > | Most Linux distributions, and most UNIX's, currently use the > | venerable arp, ifconfig and route commands. While these tools work, > | they show some unexpected behaviour under Linux 2.2 and up. For > | example, GRE tunnels are an integral part of routing these days, but > | require completely different tools. > | > | With iproute2, tunnels are an integral part of the tool set. > | > | [1] http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.iproute2.html > > "show some unexpected behaviour under Linux 2.2 and up"... Why not fix > that behaviour in stead of adding new and confusing tools ? > > KISS > > Paul 'WEiRD' de Weerd >
Oh, it was much more better than just adding a new tool. They forget to add a manual or info-page or something similar to this tool for more than 2 years. The only dokumentation was in the source code. That is, why I love OpenBSD. For almost everything there exist a man-Page and mostly with examples) guido
