Re: iproute sources for kernel 2.6.17

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In article <46279215.5000900@xxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> I'm not 100% sure but iproute2 needs updates whenever the kernel API/interface 
> changes (like new features). This means that if it doesn't change, you can use 
> old versions with newer kernels just fine, or you are just not able to use the 
> newer feature in the kernel, but all the other options work just fine (forwards 
> compatible).

Use the latest Version, only. (I dont think it is a particular good idea to
make the numbers look like kernel versions).

You will only get trouble with 2.0 or 2.2 Kernels, otherwise all the tools
will work with older kernels (not necesaryly all functions). This is true
for net-tools, also.

Gruss
Bernd
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