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Re: addrconf.c - possible bug

To: pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx (Pekka Savola)
Subject: Re: addrconf.c - possible bug
From: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 21:11:05 +0300 (MSK)
Cc: jan.oravec@xxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, xs26-dev@xxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203100825290.1701-100000@netcore.fi> from "Pekka Savola" at Mar 10, 2 08:27:38 am
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Hello!

> I think I've seen something similar to this before, and IIRC it was caused 
> by the fact that loopback interface had been brought down.

I feel this is 100% precise diahnosis.


> If loopback has been taken down and is back up, IIRC the addresses of the 
> interfaces must be "refreshed" (e.g. by also taking the interfaces down 
> and up).

Pekka, is it worth to graft local addresses back when loopback goes up?
Actually, this is too easy and will stop the confusion, at least when
loopback is not held down forever.

Argh, I believed that after several years of 2.2 generating funny messages
when loopback is down, all the people undertood that downing loopback
means death of network. This was mistake. :-)

Alexey

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