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Re: primary and secondary ip addresses

To: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: primary and secondary ip addresses
From: Harald Welte <laforge@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:41:20 +0100
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On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 03:18:37PM -0500, jamal wrote:

> Having said the above, I think it would make sense to have a "promotion"
> scheme so that in the case a primary address is deleted, one could
> promote the next secondary address in line. But that should be optional.

Oh yes, please.  This would save a lot of headache.  I'm much in favour
of such a proposal.

> Now where is the fireman who wants to do this? I could help cheering
> since i know the code.

how would you think it fits best into the current netlink messages?

> cheers,
> jamal

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