[j-nsp] Re: Interfaces, deactivate vs disable

[Richard A Steenbergen]

On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 06:06:04PM +0200, Daniel Roesen wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 05:56:04PM +0200, Johannes Resch wrote:
> > also, it would be really helpful if "disable" used on a physical
> > interface also disabled the physical layer. (as opposed to deactivating
> > the whole PIC to disable L1 functionality - which is not really an option
> > on PICs with more than 1 port)
> 
> Absolutely, a great annoyance right now that you cannot disable L1
> properly.
> 
> And while we're at it, I (and many others) still way for "disable" on
> BGP groups and neighbors. :-)

Yes please, and yes please. It is pretty darn annoying not being able to 
turn off the laser or make the port stop being green without powering off 
the entire PIC, confuses the heck out of remote hands monkeys.

It is also pretty darn annoying that you have to deactivate an entire 
group when you deactivate its only/last remaining neighbor, leads to a lot 
of weird corner cases with automated config management that just shouldn't 
be.

While we're on the subject of small silly but annoying things, fix the 
empty prefix-list problem too. :P Sometimes I want a prefix-list to be 
empty (so that it can be easily filled with something later), and if I am 
referencing it in a standardized config I can't deactivate it without also 
breaking the policy that references it. The only work around it to 
intentionally put junk data in, and reserve a prefix on which the junk 
data can be applied harmlessly, which is just plain stupid. :)

Oh and can't we find the guy who wrote the firewall language and the guy 
who wrote the policy language and lock them in the same room together 
until they add a termless "then whatever" default action that ALWAYS STAYS 
ON THE BOTTOM to the firewall filters. Inserting the "default action" term 
to the bottom after adding every new term is a pain in the ass.

Bleh must stop asking for easy things, will just make me disappointed when 
I don't get them. :)

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