Intel ix (X520) disconnects when manipulating ips?

[Steven Hartland]

Just double checked on igb1 on the same machine, adding an alias causes
no loss in network from the primary or existing ip aliases for the nic.

So this should be eliminating most variables except the driver?

    Regards
    Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel at gmail.com>
To: "Steven Hartland" <killing at multiplay.co.uk>
Cc: <freebsd-net at freebsd.org>; "Vogel, Jack" <jack.vogel at intel.com>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: Intel ix (X520) disconnects when manipulating ips?


> OK, did some testing, this re-init with link transition will happen on both
> the 1G
> drivers as well as ixgbe, its due to the stack/ioctl behavior when  you do
> the
> ifconfig.
> 
> So, what are you comparing this to that DOESN'T do this?? If this were to
> be kept from happening I'm not sure where the responsible code would be
> but I'm pretty sure its not in the driver :)


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