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From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Vlan interface nuisance
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:07:03 +0100
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Lennart Sorensen wrote, On 03/02/2009 08:36 PM:

> On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 07:51:08PM +0100, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
>> Even if you have only one ethX?
> 
> Yes.  What vlan number is vlan0 talking to on ethX?
> 
> Not that eth0 ever told you much useful, but at least eth0.0005 told
> you something. [...]


OK, you're right! More info is better. ...How about changing this
silly "eth" thing to something really useful like BSDs do?!

Jarek P.