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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:39:33 +0100
From: DervishD <lkml@dervishd.net>
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Subject: IProute2 questions
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    Hi :))

    I want to upgrade my iproute2 package, in my do-it-yourself linux
box. I'm currently using iproute2-ss010824.

    I've gone to the distribution sites and I find a lot of iproute2
flavors... Namely:

    - 2.2.4 'ss' version
    - 2.4.7 'now-ss' version
    - 2.6.10 version
    - 2.6.10 'ss' version

    All versions have a datestamp, too. My question is very simple:
which flavor do I have to use? I'm going to use it under 2.4.x
kernels, but the last 2.4.x version of iproute2 has a date of
2002-01-16, pretty old it seems... Can I use the 2.6 series of
iproute or are they intended for 2.6.x kernels? What does 'ss' mean?
does it refer to the 'ss' (socket-status or something like that)
binary? Why is the 'ss' missing from some 2.6.10 versions?

    Thanks a lot in advance :)))

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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