Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ifupdown
This affects ubuntu 10.04
I configure a network interface as "auto" and "manual" in
/etc/network/interfaces .
But it is not "up" after a reboot. "ifconfig" does not show it in its list.
The thing is, i only need the inet6 (link-layer) address on this interface,
nothing else.
/etc/network/interfaces:
--- 8< ---
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual
--- 8< ---
if i do a "ifconfig" the interface is not listed. "dmesg | grep eth" gives me:
[ 1.161468] eth0: RTL8168b/8111b at 0xf8060000, 00:e0:f4:17:42:a0, XID
98500000 IRQ 27
but no "link up"
just after a manual "ifconfig eth0 up" the device is listed with
ifconfig, has ipv6 address and dmesg says "r8169: eth0: link up"
the manpage for interfaces says:
"Lines beginning with the word "auto" are used to identify the physical
interfaces to be brought up when ifup is run with the -a option."
There is no depency on a static address or something else. So this is a bug.
The interface is not up.
Also, this worked fine with ubuntu 8.04!!!
as a workaround in /e/n/i i can say:
--- 8< ---
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual
up ifconfig eth0 up
--- 8< ---
but this should not be the intended method to bring an interface up, is it?
Versions:
ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu29.1 (10.04.1)
ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu8 (8.04.4)
maybe this is not in ifupdown but somewhere else in upstart/init .
** Affects: ifupdown (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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network interface does not come up when configured as "manual"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656878
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