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On 12/27/2013 9:53 PM, jhellenthal@dataix.net wrote:
> Looking at _alias'N' sequentialy feels like a neucense.

It is.  It's also very easy to overlook a gap and have the system break 
on a reboot.  I thought ipv4_addrs_* was a good solution.