Re: [leaf-devel] ifupdown problem in Bering-uClibc V2.2.0

2004-10-12 Thread Jonathan Chang
Hi, Eric, I have to admit that I am a little bit paranoid. It _could_ be a problem if some other components in Bering-uClibc expect ifupdown to do this kind of checks internally. In the ifupdown used in Bering-uClibc 1.0.x, there are several functions and variables to ensure we're not downing an

Re: [leaf-devel] ifupdown problem in Bering-uClibc V2.2.0

2004-10-08 Thread Eric Spakman
Jonathan, I don't fully understand why this is a problem. I agree with you that the error handling could be better but the interface is already brought up and configured. By doing an "ifup lo" or "ifup eth0" you try to enable an already enabled interface. Doing an "ifdown lo" and "ifup lo" is

Re: [leaf-devel] ifupdown problem in Bering-uClibc V2.2.0

2004-10-08 Thread Jonathan Chang
Hi, Luis, Unfortunately, other interfaces also have the same problem. I took "lo" as an example just because /etc/network/interfaces contains "lo" by default. I do agree with you that basic ifupdown functions work. Best regards, Jonathan On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 08:42:51AM +0100, Luis.F.Correia

RE: [leaf-devel] ifupdown problem in Bering-uClibc V2.2.0

2004-10-08 Thread Luis.F.Correia
Hi! > -Original Message- > From: Jonathan Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 3:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [leaf-devel] ifupdown problem in Bering-uClibc V2.2.0 > > Hi, list, > > To reproduce this problem: > > firewall# ifup lo > RTNETLINK an