Shao Wu writes: > On the other hand, the ioctl is no more ugly than fishing the MAC > from ARP.
Right. Which you can already do with the existing ioctls. So, it's my suspicion that those asking for the feature either don't realize the limitations it'll have or don't care. I don't actually know which one it is. > The ablilty to be able to retrieve MAC from down interfaces is nice and > essential for some applications. But I suspect it's more commen for poeple to > look for up interfaces instead. > > Please make the IOCTL work for non-root users. Linux, for example > allows retrieving MAC without being root. The existing ioctls to do this via ARP should work for non-root users. -- James Carlson, KISS Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
