Re: [RFC] ip / ifconfig redesign

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Al Boldi wrote:
The current ip / ifconfig configuration is arcane and inflexible. The reason being, that they are based on design principles inherited from the last century.

In a GNU/OpenSource environment, OpenMinds should not inhibit themselves achieving new design-goals to enable a flexible non-redundant configuration.

Specifically, '#> ip addr ' exhibits this issue clearly, by requiring to associate the address to a link instead of the other way around.

Consider this new approach for better address management:
1. Allow the definition of an address pool
2. Relate links to addresses
3. Implement to make things backward-compatible.

The obvious benefit here, would be the transparent ability for apps to bind to addresses, regardless of the link existence.

Another benefit includes the ability to scale the link level transparently, regardless of the application bind state.

Can you do this with the current code by using scripts/whatever to move
virtual IPs around the interfaces?

I guess I don't really understand what you are proposing...

Ben


And there may be many other benefits... (i.e. 100% OSI compliance)

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Al

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