Re: Alternative to NetworkManager on Debian 12
<tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 01, 2023 at 10:17:16AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> > tomas@tuxteam.de composed on 2023-11-01 12:12 (UTC+0100):
> >
> > > More "down to the bolts" folks use ifupdown (I do). If I stick an
> > > Ethernet cable into my laptop I want to be able to say "sudo ifup
> > > eth0".
> >
> > That's more than I need to do. systemd-networkd.socket notices and
> > appropriately responds to the ethernet cable connection without any
> > help from me.
>
> But this is exactly what I /don't/ want "just happening". That's why
> I am more than happy with plain, simple ifupdown.
Exactly. If the cable goes down, for example, I want TCP connections to
stay intact and continue when it is plugged back in! What is
'appropriate' when a physical connection goes down is entirely
dependent on circumstances.
> I was just pointing at the fact that even ifupdown can automatically
> bring up an interface on connect (cf. allow-hotplug), courtesy of
> udev.
>
> So many ways to cut the cake :-)
>
> Cheers
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