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From: Alexey Marinichev <lyosha@lyosha.2y.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 22:26:30 +0000
Subject: Re: [LARTC] multiple MAC addresses from one network card
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On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 02:10:00PM -0800, James A. Crippen wrote:
[...]
> DON'T USE IFCONFIG AND fooN:M ALIASES IF YOU CAN HELP IT.
[...]

Why?  What exactly is the difference between using aliases from ifconfig
and from ip?

> Honestly I'd avoid using route and ifconfig at all.  Replace them
> everywhere you can with 'ip'.

Why?  Just curious.  BSD uses ifconfig and route just fine, so does
SunOS.

	--Lyosha

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