Comments on: VMWare-server 8-char bug http://nixy.dk/2008/01/20/vmware-8-char-bug/ Nix is sexy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anonymous http://nixy.dk/2008/01/20/vmware-8-char-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Anonymous Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:30:38 +0000 http://nixy.dk/2008/01/20/vmware-8-char-bug/#comment-556 "Now, I do realize that having a 9-character long interface name is a bit on the side of the unusual, but rarely you’d spot any software which supports any less than 255 characters, right? I mean, this is just common sense these days." I work with software that only supports 16-character long interface names every day and I haven't had any problems so far... From /usr/include/net/if.h on a Linux-box: /* Length of interface name. */ #define IF_NAMESIZE 16 How often do you need an interface name that's longer than e.g. the IP-adresse? If you're trying to name your interfaces "the_interface_i_use_to_connect_to_the_internal_local_area_network:", you're doing something very, very wrong. But, yes, 8 characters are too short. Does POSIX say anything about this? “Now, I do realize that having a 9-character long interface name is a bit on the side of the unusual, but rarely you’d spot any software which supports any less than 255 characters, right? I mean, this is just common sense these days.”

I work with software that only supports 16-character long interface names every day and I haven’t had any problems so far…

From /usr/include/net/if.h on a Linux-box:

/* Length of interface name. */
#define IF_NAMESIZE 16

How often do you need an interface name that’s longer than e.g. the IP-adresse?

If you’re trying to name your interfaces “the_interface_i_use_to_connect_to_the_internal_local_area_network:”, you’re doing something very, very wrong.

But, yes, 8 characters are too short. Does POSIX say anything about this?

]]> By: Rada http://nixy.dk/2008/01/20/vmware-8-char-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Rada Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:35:16 +0000 http://nixy.dk/2008/01/20/vmware-8-char-bug/#comment-457 Sorry, I'm talking about vmware-server. Fixed. Sorry, I’m talking about vmware-server. Fixed.

]]> By: MLock http://nixy.dk/2008/01/20/vmware-8-char-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-454 MLock Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:42:08 +0000 http://nixy.dk/2008/01/20/vmware-8-char-bug/#comment-454 Are you talking about ESX? Version 1.0.0 and version 1.0.4? Please, VMware is not a product name, it's a company name. Tell us what software you're talking about. Are you talking about ESX? Version 1.0.0 and version 1.0.4? Please, VMware is not a product name, it’s a company name. Tell us what software you’re talking about.

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