Re: ? How do I remove nr0, nr1, nr2, & nr3 ?

From: Charles E. Gelm (vpzqedd.dvppwuxtp@globalcore.net)
Date: Thu Oct 05 2000 - 16:41:45 EEST

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    Hi, Tomi:

    Thanks. I find myself running 'ifconfig -a' frequently
    and it is a hindrance to view what I am looking for as
    the 4 'nr#' scrolls what I want off the screen. :-|

    Since AX.25 doesn't work for my kernel, I may as well
    remove this. ;-)

    Chuck

    Tomi Manninen wrote:
    >
    > On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Charles E. Gelm wrote:
    >
    > > Install of ax25-utils-2.1.42a fails on my system.
    > > The install process left 4 devices in my net configuration:
    > > (ifconfig -a)
    > > nr0 nr1 nr2 nr3.
    > > How do I remove these?
    >
    > Netrom interfaces are static in nature. Those four will always show up
    > with "ifconfig -a" as long as the netrom code is present in the kernel
    > (ie. compiled in or module loaded). Now if you drop the "-a" then you only
    > see interfaces that are not "UP" and "RUNNING", in other words active. You
    > can make an active interface inactive with "ifconfig <iface> down".
    >
    > --
    > Tomi Manninen Internet: terhi.victor@logonet.com
    > OH2BNS AX.25: eimhg@sunnkom.no
    > KP20ME04 Amprnet: yennaku.iynopawmt@foresight.co.jp
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