Hide IPX addresses from ifconfig(8) output
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Updated to recognize an alternative output format from older versions of net-tools ifconfig(8). |
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IPX addresses should be hided, similar to hiding MAC addresses.
An IPX address have 2 parts, a 32-bit network number and a 48-bit node number. In most cases, the node number is simply the MAC address on the configured network interface.
I have submitted a probe with this change applied, so you can preview the result:
https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=1f5f82a980&log=ifconfig