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From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Vlan interface nuisance
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:51:08 +0100
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Lennart Sorensen wrote, On 03/02/2009 06:20 PM:

> On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 08:47:31PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>> Why is interface created through netlink named 'vlan0' and
>> interface created through old vconfig called 'ethX.YY'.
>> Seems like the interface should be consistent.
> 
> That does seem silly.
> 
> ethX.YYYY told you which physical interface and which vlan number it was.
> 
> vlan0 tells you nothing useful.
 

Even if you have only one ethX?

Jarek P.