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Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by pas on Friday May 25, 2018 @09:48AM (#17153645)
ip/ss/tc are all netfilter based things all in the iproute2 repo.

http://inai.de/images/nf-packet-flow.png

tc is implemented by packet pacing at either egress or ingress steps.

and this is how iproute2 compares to the old net-tools stuff: https://linoxide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Linux-Nettoo...

netfilter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netfilter#/media/File:Netfilte...

regarding UI/UX/CLI. yes, there's no arguing about it, it's just horrible. no documentation, no discoverability, no sanity. but it works, and it's free :o

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