> >  > After hotplugging (hot swapping) or Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) test,
 > >  > our Network driver's netmask and broadcast address sometime become
 > >  > different.
 > >  > 
 > >  > For example, the network driver instance was set as netmask ffffff00
 > >  > and broadcast 77.77.77.255, but after hotplugging, netmask becomes
 > >  > ff000000 and broadcast 77.255.255.255.
 > >  > 
 > >  > I am wondering who controls netmask and broadcast address for each
 > >  > network adapter port?
 > > 
 > > The relevant /etc/hostname.<if> file.
 > 
 > Doesn't DR also stash away information using ifconfig's "configinfo"?

Yes, but that's only used if the removal operation fails.

-- 
meem
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