Reply to post: Re: @crayon - rebooting after network change

Linux kernel set to get live patching in release 3.20

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Re: @crayon - rebooting after network change

"borrowed it from xBSD (no problem with that, at least they got some good code)"

Apart from all the security holes. Remember the ping of death?

"how, as far as I have seen, no version of xBSD, Linux, Apple OS X, Solaris or anything vaguely UNIX-related, needs a reboot after changing network settings"

Neither do current versions of Windows.

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon