ifconfig fails to initialize a virtual interface with a zero IP address
Bug #356800 reported by
Tom Metro
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| net-tools (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: net-tools
ifconfig in net-tools 1.60-19ubuntu1 (Ubuntu 8.04) and 1.60-19ubuntu3 (Ubuntu 8.10) fails to initialize a virtual interface to a zero (0 or 0.0.0.0) IP address:
% sudo /sbin/ifconfig eth0:1 inet 0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
This behavior apparently used to work and is depended upon by several DHCP packages, including the default dhcp3, and udhcp, as the way they instantiate or reset the virtual interface to a deconfigured state prior to obtaining a configuration via DHCP.
See Bug #351378 for the full context of the problem and a strace of the failure.
| summary: |
- ifconfig fails to initiaize a virtual interface with a zero IP address + ifconfig fails to initialize a virtual interface with a zero IP address |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in net-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.