014.01.34.1. What challenges are highlighted in the text regarding the traditional method of ensuring the correctness of a machine’s network configuration, particularly in terms of running scripts during boot time?
The traditional way to ensure the correctness of a machine's network configuration is to have init run a script to run the manual configuration at boot time. It comes down to running a tool like ip in the chain of boot events. Theoritically it can be done by running commands like ifup eth0. But, since different distrinutions have completely different implementations of ifup and ifdown, and as a result their configuration files are also different.
The usual method to make sure a computer's network settings are appropriate involves using the init system to run a script for manual configuration during boot. This involves tools like ip in the boot sequence. While theoretically achievable with commands like ifup eth0, challenges arise because different distributions have diverse implementations of ifup and ifdown, resulting in distinct configuration files.
