New dhclient - supposed to 'down'/'delete'?

[Eric Anderson]

gnn at freebsd.org wrote:
> At Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:03:47 -0500,
> Eric Anderson wrote:
> 
>>Is the new dhclient code supposed to down and delete an interface when 
>>it has been disconnected from the media?
> 
> 
> It currently does not do this.  It's interesting because this has some
> nice side effects, like not losing your IP just because you moved the
> machine, but also has the stated deleterious side effect that you
> mention.
> 
> I think we need to figure out a proper mechanism to handle these cases
> so we get the best of both worlds.  

How about only down/delete other disconnected interfaces when a 
currently disconnected interface comes online?

Eric



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Eric Anderson        Sr. Systems Administrator        Centaur Technology
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