From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se
Cc: eric.dumazet@gmail.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, shemminger@vyatta.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] ipv4: sysctl to block responding on down interface
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:57:44 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100628.145744.39186500.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF0640B724.BFF8DEB7-ONC1257750.00728ECF-C1257750.00742EFA@transmode.se>
From: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:09:02 +0200
> To me it "ifconfig eth0 down" means not only to stop using the I/F
> but also any IP address associated with the I/F.
IP addresses are associated with the host, not a particular interface.
Therefore the state of the interface should not influence the behavior
of the IP address.
If you want the IP address to stop being responded to, delete the IP
address.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-06-28 21:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-06-11 12:24 Weak host model vs .interface down Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-11 15:48 ` [PATCH net-next-2.6] ipv4: sysctl to block responding on down interface Stephen Hemminger
2010-06-22 17:15 ` David Miller
2010-06-30 20:55 ` Stephen Hemminger
2010-06-30 20:58 ` David Miller
2010-06-28 19:03 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-28 19:42 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-06-28 21:09 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-28 21:28 ` Mitchell Erblich
2010-06-28 21:58 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-28 21:57 ` David Miller [this message]
2010-06-28 23:30 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-29 3:01 ` David Miller
2010-07-01 11:23 ` Andi Kleen
2010-07-01 11:48 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-11 16:32 ` Weak host model vs .interface down Rick Jones
2010-06-11 17:06 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-11 17:13 ` Rick Jones
2010-06-11 19:41 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-11 23:57 ` Mark Smith
2010-06-12 9:34 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-06-11 19:50 ` Mitchell Erblich
2010-06-11 20:46 ` Joakim Tjernlund
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