On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Nicolas Mailhot
<nicolas.mailhot(a)laposte.net> wrote:
On anything more complex a new connexion will usually be established
in
addition to the existing ones, and will have a specific pre-set
configuration. For example, a port can be dedicated to guest systems, or
communication with specific networked devices, or external access, etc
Setting up the new connexion does not involve moving the existing
configuration to the new connexion but remembering the rules that apply
with this connexion is live/plugged/powered up (and in the case of guest
access firing dhcp relay or a dedicated dhcp daemon). It's just too
convenient for human beings to associate a specific physical connexion
with specific rules.
And NM's dispatcher.d capability doesn't allow you to define and
remember per connection rules of the complexity you need?
-jef