[ipxe-devel] 'brief' network device list

[Greg Jednaszewski]

Hi,

I'm working on building an interactive boot ISO using iPXE, and I'd like to be able to prompt the user for the interface to configure (either statically or via DHCP).  I want to print out a simple list showing just the device name, MAC, and whether the link is up/down, like this:

Devices present:
 net0:  00:00:00:00:00:00    Link Up
 net1:  11:11:11:11:11:11    Link Down

This information is available with 'ifstat', but that is kind of verbose for a user to look at, especially if there are many NICs in the system. If I implement this kind of brief listing, is it preferable to make it an option to ifstat (e.g. "ifstat -b"), or a new separate command?

Thanks,
Greg