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Re: What were the reasons of having IP address at AX.25 interfaces ?

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On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 08:04:17PM +0200, Matti Aarnio wrote:

> Can anybody remember, why AX.25 interfaces in Linux kernel are
> enforced to have IP addresses by tools such as KISSATTACH ?

A while ago I was curious myself for why that is needed and dug into
the CVS history.  I found the IP address wasn't always enforced and the
commit message didn't really explain why the change was needed.

73 de DL5RB op Ralf

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