Ubuntu
ifupdown package

  1. Precise (12.04)
  2. Bug #508996
  3. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 508996

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Trent Lloyd (lathiat) wrote :

There is not ifupdown interface for doing multiple addresses without an alias. Aliases do work, even with IPv6. There is a patch in the debian bug to support it.

However, the worst part about this bug is if you do

ifdown eth0:1

With an IPv6 stanza configured, it downs the entire interface, including IPv4. This caused a production server outage for me and is likely to catch people out.

In my opinion that is a much more critical bug.