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   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 :)   
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