On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 01:28:18PM +1100, Sarton O'Brien wrote:
> Was the attempt to invoke brctl an indication that the linux variant 
> will automatically create a bridge if none exists or was it just a side 
> effect of an empty vif value? I'm just curious as to whether this is a 
> facility not utilised in NetBSD ... or if it's just the code's way of 
> saying the vif value was bad.

Yes, on linux it'll try to create a bridge if noone exists. On netbsd
it's harder to get the defaut outgoing interface right (and it's not the
NetBSD way to do things in the back of the admin).

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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