Re: 2.6.13-mm2

Patrick McHardy
2005-09-11T00:07:34Z

Andrew Morton wrote:
> "J.A. Magallon" <jamagallon@able.es> wrote:
>
>>I can not ifup an interface while iptables is using it.
>>Is this expected behaviour ?
>
> Maybe it's expected, but breaking existing userspace is a serious issue.

No, its not expected.

>>There is a possible bug (IMHO) in Mandrake initscripts, that start iptables
>>before network interfaces, but this had always worked.
>>
>>Any ideas ?

What's happening when you try to set the interface up? Please
provide output of ifup and strace of the failing command. Thanks.