Hello Alexey!

16 Oct 2021 00:55, Alexey Vissarionov wrote to Benny Pedersen:

 BP>>>> ifconfig
 AV>>> Don't use this command for any purpose. Never.
 BP>> i like to know why ?

 AV> It uses deprecated API and may leave the kernel network stack in a 
 AV> really unpredictable state.

what kernerl version do you refer to here ?

and what ifconfig ?

that is usefull info imho

 AV> I guess you are using iptables instead of ipchains and ipfwadm. Or... 
 AV> ?

or maybe vim ?

shorewall is my friend


 Regards Benny

... too late to die young :)

--- Msged/LNX 6.1.2 (Linux/5.14.12-gentoo-dist (x86_64))