On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 01:04:14PM -0700, Heather Stern wrote: > On Fri, Apr 18, 2003 at 02:55:42PM +0200, Frank Trenkamp wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > But if you really wanted to use wlan0 the just create a sym link called > > > wlan0 in /dev that points to eth0 > > > Some thing like: > > > > > > cd /dev > > > ln -s eth0 wlan0 > > > > uhm, that won't work. Network interfaces are created "on the fly" by the > > kernel, there are no corresponding device files in /dev .. even if eth0 is > > up > > and running, you will find no /dev/eth0, and most likely no wlan0 either. > > > > I have never used devfs so far, so I don't know if that makes a difference, > > but I guess not. > > Yes. the devfsd userland daemon has a config file, and you can tell it > that when certain events happen to eth0 you want it to make a symlink > wlan0 -> eth0. > > I'm using it in another context to make /dev/mouse -> the usb mice if > usb is found, otherwise psaux.
However, even under devfs, there's no 'eth0' device in /dev, so devfs won't see any events for eth0. Nothing accesses eth0 through a device node, there's a different set of functions for getting an FD to you network interfaces. -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Paul "TBBle" Hampson, MCSE 6th year CompSci/Asian Studies student, ANU The Boss, Bubblesworth Pty Ltd (ABN: 51 095 284 361) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course Pacman didn't influence us as kids. If it did, we'd be running around in darkened rooms, popping pills and listening to repetitive music. -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989 This email is licensed to the recipient for non-commercial use, duplication and distribution. -----------------------------------------------------------
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