Am 18.12.2008 um 19:50 schrieb Sargun Dhillon:
> Most Linux users, or most users that this device is aimed at are

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> intelligent enough to do a

> "ip addr add 192.168.0.200/32 dev usb0"

> "ip route add 192.168.0.202/32 dev usb0"

> This will only make two addresses on your network inaccessible. Then

> you can SSH into it, and change the IP address. This takes a whole 5

> minutes! It'll make you miserable to not have connectivity, I

> understand, but just handle it.

I read the discussion as the request to avoid the situation completely

(spend 0 minutes) instead of handling it. Saves 10000 people 5 minutes

each, i.e. 34.7 days. And, you have forgot that learning how to do

that takes more than 5 minutes if you are not an experienced sysadmin.
> We've finally standardized on a set of IPs, and -everyone- is happy

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> with it, except a few individuals who don't know how to use their

> system.

Hm, I always thought that the FR is aimed at the *mass market* Not for

the 0.01% of individuals (i.e. PC users worldwide) who know by heart

how to set IP routes...
Just my 2ct.
Nikolaus
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