Re: ifconfig link documentation ?

[der Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

>> how is 'ifconfig foo link' supposed to work ?

>> I've a sample ethernet adapter which doesn't have an eeprom for mac
>> address [...]

> As far as I understand, the "link" parameter (IFF_LINK[0-2]) [...]

I thought the question was not about the IFF_LINK[012] flags, but
rather about controlling the interface's link-layer address (MAC
address for an Ethernet).

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