On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 12:18:06PM +0100, bert hubert wrote: > The cisco bit is useful - Linux is not an island! But it soon will be :). One *BIG* island with only linux :). Imagine those cisco's running linux instead of IOS... Then you can actually do something ;) > > It is in the kernel since 2.4.14, and is supported by debian. > > Just apt-get install vlan, and you are on your way. Besides that, the > > debian packaging uses normal /etc/network/interfaces settings to use it. > Cool. But that is probably debian unstable? Dunno. It has been there for a long time, so I guess some of it should be testing already. > > Anyway: > > You are right in including everything good and networking. But then it > > should actually be called linux advanced networking :) (LAN). > That's how you should read LARTC - its not just routing. Yes. I've noticed that... <snip> > I would be very happy if somebody could to a writeup of the new bonding > code. It is getting very interesting right now. It contains not only link monitoring, but also arp monitoring (in other words: is the link actually usable). > I don't see how that diverts anything too much. Volunteers welcome! Sigh... If only there were volunteers with time :)... -- <ard@telegraafnet.nl> Telegraaf Elektronische Media http://wwwijzer.nl http://leerquoten.monster.org/ http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Let your government know you value your freedom. Sign the petition: http://petition.eurolinux.org/