Re: Specifying names for tap interfaces

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 12:12:48PM +1000, Darren Reed wrote:
> > ifconfig <keywork>:net0 should be used, to clearly differentiate
> > between real interfaces an aliases. So if you use the alias to
> > configure it you should be aware that it is an alias (or an
> > alternative name, since alias has other meaning in network
> > terminology).
> 
> If I can't use it with tools like ifconfig then what
> is the point of having the alternative name at all?

You can use it with ifconfig, or any other tool. Just use
'<keywork>:net0' instead of 'net0' as the name.

> 
> A name that can be used "some of the time" isn't really
> very useful and will create confusion with users.

As long as the user created the alias, he should know it's an alias.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
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