https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1134

           Product: initscripts
         Component: initscripts
           Summary: ifplugd is incompatible with range eth aliases.
           Version: 7.02-3mdk
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
        AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Try to define range interface aliases with the following file:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0-range0
------------------------------------------------
IPADDR_START=192.168.0.80
IPADDR_END=192.168.0.82
BOOTPROTO=static
CLONENUM_START=0
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1

Then issue a restart:
# service network restart
[...]
Bringing up interface eth0:                                     [  OK  ]
Bringing up interface eth0-range0:  Sorry, there is already an instance of ifplu
gd for eth0 running.
                                                                [FAILED]

The problem seems to come from the fact that the network-scripts want to launch
an ifplugd as if the aliases were new interface and not aliases.

Workaround:
-----------
There is a simple workaround, just add MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=1 to the aliases range
file to deactivate ifplugd.
At least it should be specified somewhere in the doc or in the ifup-aliases file

Brice



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