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Re: /etc/init.d/network is too simple?



I'm sorry if this comes across badly, but ifconfig eth0 down is VERY simple.  We
shouldn't need a script to do this. ;)  Now, there are a few things that COULD
use improvement, but a scripted implementation of ifconfig <interface> down
isn't one of them.

						Dave Bristel

On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Piotr Roszatycki wrote:

> Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 18:23:02 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Piotr Roszatycki <dexter@fnet.pl>
> To: Debian Development Mailing List <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: /etc/init.d/network is too simple?
> Resent-Date: 16 Apr 1999 16:29:28 -0000
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> I found that original Debian /etc/init.d/network script is too simple
> for daily usage.
> 
> On the other side is RedHat mechanism - it is too complicated and useless.
> 
> Is it possible any compromise?
> 
> Debian's script should support for switching up and down interfaces
> like in RedHat discribution. But different script files is confused and
> it is possible to make one script for all interfaces.
> 
> The idea is to use bash functions, for example:
> ifdown_eth1() {
>     ifconfig eth1 down
> }
>     
> ifup_eth1 () {
>     ifconfig eth1 195.117.65.137 netmask 255.255.255.252 broadcast 195.117.65.13
>     route add -net 195.117.65.136 dev eth1
> }
> 
> I have some proposition at http://www.dexter.fnet.pl/debian/conf/
> It would be nice if default Debian script will be similar.
> 
> Also I prepared some other script for proxyarping. I think it should
> go to netbase with 'network' script. It is no need to prepare standalone
> package for one script..
> 
> -- 
> 
> Piotr "Dexter" Roszatycki
> mailto:dexter@fnet.pl
> 
> 
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