ifconfig output format change breaks scripts ( knoppix-terminalserver )

[Gilles van Ruymbeke <gvr_knoppix_mailing_list_no_spam_123@ruymbeke.com>]

Hi Klaus,
I just woul like to bring to your attention that the output format of the
"ifconfig" program have now changed
which now breaks multiple scripts, knoppix-terminalserver being one of
them. Knoppix 7.5.0 was still ok.
cf: https : / / bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=784314
I also have trouble getting the vmware tools to autostart and have the
cut & paste working between
the host and the guest vm. It is probablly not related to the above
problem. Any idea ?
Best Regards,
Gilles

(new) ifconfig as in Knoppix 7.6.0
eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu
1500  metric 1
        inet 172.17.17.17 
netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 172.17.17.255
        inet6
fe80::5054:ff:fe3f:c083  prefixlen 64  scopeid
0x20<link>
        ether 52:54:00:3f:c0:83 
txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 339806  bytes
317184647 (302.4 MiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped
0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 158189  bytes
14694182 (14.0 MiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0
overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

(old) ifconfig as in Knoppix 7.5.0
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr
52:54:00:A3:98:1B  
          inet
addr:172.17.17.15  Bcast:172.17.17.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr:
fe80::5054:ff:fea3:981b/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST
RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:678733
errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:176576
errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0
txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:362735982
(345.9 MiB)  TX bytes:15404448 (14.6 MiB)