Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants

Kai Henningsen
2001-05-16T07:24:13Z

jsimmons@transvirtual.com (James Simmons) wrote on 15.05.01 in <Pine.LNX.4.10.10105151448150.22038-100000@www.transvirtual.com>:

> > > I couldn't agree with you more. It gives me headaches at work. One note,
> > > their is a except to the eth0 thing. USB to USB networking. It uses
> > > usb0, etc. I personally which they use eth0.
> >
> > USB to USB networking cables aren't ethernet.
>
> I'm talking about a wireless connection. ipaq USB cradle to PC.

I don't know about USB, but I do know about PPP.

The point is, Ethernet is *different* from PPP. The frame formats are
different, even the protocols (aside from IP) are different.

It's similar to the difference between serial and parallel ports. Sure,
for some things, they're the same - but for others, they really aren't,
and that's why it makes sense to call the one ttyS0 and the other lp0.

Similar for eth0 vs. ppp0.

Yes, both are network interfaces. But no, you don't do ARP on ppp0, for
example (you do LCP instead, and it does different stuff, too).

MfG Kai