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Re: How to find BSD name for PPP interface
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Re: How to find BSD name for PPP interface


  • Subject: Re: How to find BSD name for PPP interface
  • From: email@hidden
  • Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:37:34 -0800
  • Thread-topic: How to find BSD name for PPP interface

> What unique name would you suggest I present to the user to associate
> their configuration with that interface when it appears? Should I use
> the kSCPropUserDefinedName for that serviceID?
>
> Will this normally exist and be unique?

No guarantee on uniqueness that I'm aware of. I'd look for the user defined
name first, and if it doesn't exist, then fall back to the BSD name. If the
user was smart enough to create the thing without a GUI, then odds are good
they'll be smart enough to recognize it as well.


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