Ubuntu
ifupdown package

  1. Bug #123773
  2. Comment #51

Comment 51 for bug 123773

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DinkyDogg (dinkydogg) wrote :

Problem still exists in Ubuntu 10.04 server. Removing package wireless-tools did not help. Neither did removing "auto eth0:0".

root@dinkydogg:~# ifup eth0:0
udhcpc (v0.9.9-pre) started
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
Sending discover...
Sending select for 128.12.130.93...
Lease of 128.12.130.93 obtained, lease time 172800
Resetting default routes
SIOCADDRT: No such device
adding dns 171.64.7.121
adding dns 171.64.7.55
adding dns 171.64.7.77
ssh stop/waiting
ssh start/running, process 6143

After doing this, eth0:0 does NOT show up in ifconfig. However, trying ifup again results in:

root@dinkydogg:~# ifup eth0:0
ifup: interface eth0:0 already configured

Doing ifdown results in:

root@dinkydogg:~# ifdown eth0:0
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

But then I'm able to bring it back up with ifup.

What the heck... Any ideas?