Re: [9fans] ip/ipconfig

[anothy@cosym.net]

i'm unconvinced. given the different ways a system can get its
ip address, i'm not so sure i want them all in ipconfig. i'm
not even entirely comfortable with having the dhcp client in
there. but i guess there's something to be said for having _a_
automatic configuration method in there. that being said...

you probably don't want to duplicate the functionality of
ndb/cs. and if you're not using DHCP, doing cs queries seems
like the right way to get the info (whether they're done in
ipconfig or [term,cpu]rc). loads of other apps are going to
expect ndb/cs as well, so it's got to be running at _some_
point. so the only real differences are 1) where ndb/cs gets
started and 2) what does the queries.

is it really worthwhile to increase the complexity of
ipconfig, when there's an existing, more modular way to get
the same results, and most setups won't need it anyway?

and what's the issue with using ipconfig for ppp? i find that
the easiest way to go about it. but again, that's additional
magic in one program. i'd sort of rather see a /net/ppp0 or
such, and treat it like /net/ether0.
-α.