https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=247439
Bug ID: 247439
Summary: network interface "ue"'s name should be same as it's
driver (cdce or uether)
Product: Base System
Version: Unspecified
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Some People
Priority: ---
Component: usb
Assignee: u...@freebsd.org
Reporter: t.eichsta...@gmx.net
Dear programmer,
Usually network interface names are _the same_ (no abbr.) as their resp.
driver. The 'ue' interface should follow this convention, too.
This interface appears when a wireless modem is attached to the system. I
/guess/ it's the bridge supplied by cdce(4), but since 'ue' could also be meant
as abbreviation for uether(4), I'm not quite shure... (and uether(4) has no man
page)
It's easy to avoid such confusion by simply following the convention. To save
two or three keystrokes is a void (pardon - silly) plea. I do not mean this in
an offensive way.
IMHO the fix should be that 1. the IF is named "uetherN" 2. when cdce(4) takes
it, renames it to "cdceN". I tried to fix it myself, but gave up after an hour
reading through the src (found a module_map[] in sbin/ifconfig.c, does it
belong in there?). When you fix it, it takes you 10 minutes.
THX
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