Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:52:08 +0900 From: gnn@freebsd.org To: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New dhclient - supposed to 'down'/'delete'? Message-ID: <m27jgl6azr.wl%gnn@neville-neil.com> In-Reply-To: <42B97DD3.3040109@centtech.com> References: <42B97DD3.3040109@centtech.com>
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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. Later, George
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