On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Al Boldi wrote:
Consider this new approach for better address management: 1. Allow the definition of an address pool 2. Relate links to addresses 3. Implement to make things backward-compatible. The obvious benefit here, would be the transparent ability for apps to bind to addresses, regardless of the link existence.
That's called 'the loopback address', right? :) -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html