Re: 2.2 network questions

Vladimir Ivaschenko (hazard.bsn@maks.net)
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 17:40:02 +0300


Meelis Roos wrote:

> VI> 2) "ifconfig down" (net-tools 1.50) on an aliased interface also brings
> VI> the parent interface down. Ouch. That means if I alias interface for
> VI> testing on some machine I will have either to give it a bogus IP address
> VI> or reboot. Maybe there is some special method of bringing the aliases
> VI> down I don't know about?
>
> For me, ifconfig eth0:0 takes down all the virtual interfaces on eth0
>
> but eth0 itselt stays up. net-tools 1.50 here too.
>

I tried the net-tools-rhcn RPM and it didn't help. Please try something like
"ifconfig lo:1 10.10.10.10 ; ifconfig lo:1 down" and tell me the results. Yes,
I multihome on lo due to the simple reason the machine has only PPP links and
no Ethernet.

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Best Regards
Vladimir Ivaschenko

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