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it seemed to me you might just as well build such policy
into termrc and cpurc using for instance `{ndb/query ether ...}, where
it's more obvious how to tune it to special requirements (eg, the
same ether on many networks), rather than putting it (back?)
in ipconfig where it's slightly harder to change because you need
to understand more surrounding code.

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From: David Presotto <presotto@closedmind.org>
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 18:40:48 -0400

>
> It'll be nice when ipconfig uses ndb/local. I am assuming that is what
> Dave was pounding on.
>

...among other things.  I'm going to make ether address the last resort.
the problem is that with the same ether address you can at different times
(or at least I do) connect to very different networks.  I'm going to use
the args first, dhcp second, and ether as last resort.  I'm also building
a tool that goes through your interfaces, asks you questions, and tries
to create a /lib/ndb/local file and an rc script to start ip.  I have
a lot of samples from the ways I connect to work, ISP's, etc.  I'm hoping
to see a few more.
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