Re: [ANNOUNCE] netplug, a daemon that handles network cables getting plugged in and out

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>]

J.A. Magallon wrote:
> On 08.28, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
>
> > Netplug is a daemon that responds to network cables being plugged in or
> > out by bringing a network interface up or down.  This is extremely
> > useful for DHCP-managed systems that move around a lot, such as laptops
> > and systems in cluster environments.
> >
> > For more details and download instructions, see the netplug homepage:
> > http://www.red-bean.com/~bos/
>
> I feel sorry, but did you ever knew this existed ?
>
> http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/lennart/projects/ifplugd/

ifplugd doesn't appear to use netlink.  Did I miss something?

netlink is definitely the preferred way to get link notification.  Maybe 
the two authors can work together to merge the best parts of both...
        Jeff