Tim Hockin wrote:
>
> > > Switch to 'ip' instead of 'ifconfig', several large distros now include
> > > it. Addresses can be added and removed completely indiscriminately on
> > > interfaces.
> > >
> > > The "ethN:X" is a legacy design that is now deprecated.
> >
> > Minor issue...if I create (using 'ip') two addresses on the same subnet on the
> > same device, one of them is primary and the other is secondary. If I then
> > delete the primary address, the second one goes with it.
> >
> > I submit that this is bad behaviour.
>
> This is the same behavior for which I am proposing fixing. The origin of
> the thread, if you will.
Yes, precisely. I was rebutting David Ford's statement above about addresses
being added and removed indiscriminately using 'ip' but not using aliases.
Chris
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