[plug] dead network

[Michael Beattie]

On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 11:21:09PM +0800, Bernard wrote:
> Does the network card actually have an IP assigned? I've found that
> an interface can be listed as up but not have an address, but never
> really saw the sense in it.

Makes great sense for protocols that do not use tcp/ip, and just need raw
access to an ethernet device. PPPoE is one such protocol.

Mike.
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