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Re: List of interface names (eth*, dummy*, ath*, tap*)



* Loïc Minier:

> On Mon, Jun 06, 2005, Florian Weimer wrote:
>> See nameif(8).  Interface names can be chosen by the user.
>
>  Hmm, no much point in preparing an interface name list indeed.  If some
>  drivers name where bound to this interface names, it would be quite
>  complicated anyway.
>
>  I'm going to propose upstream to look for a default route in the main
>  table, and if none exist, select the first UP interface.

Which problem are you trying to solve, exactly?

Looking at the routing table (which one?) is never a good idea.



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