Re: [ANNOUNCE] netplug, a daemon that handles network cables getting plugged in and out

On 08.28, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:

Netplug is a daemon that responds to network cables being plugged in or
out by bringing a network interface up or down.  This is extremely
useful for DHCP-managed systems that move around a lot, such as laptops
and systems in cluster environments.

For more details and download instructions, see the netplug homepage:
http://www.red-bean.com/~bos/

I feel sorry, but did you ever knew this existed ?

http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/

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J.A. Magallon wrote:

On 08.28, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:

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Netplug is a daemon that responds to network cables being plugged in or
out by bringing a network interface up or down.  This is extremely
useful for DHCP-managed systems that move around a lot, such as laptops
and systems in cluster environments.

For more details and download instructions, see the netplug homepage:
http://www.red-bean.com/~bos/

I feel sorry, but did you ever knew this existed ?

http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/

ifplugd doesn't appear to use netlink.  Did I miss something?

netlink is definitely the preferred way to get link notification.  Maybe 
the two authors can work together to merge the best parts of both...

	Jeff