On Sat, 2010-04-10 at 14:18 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2010-04-09 at 01:50 +0100, Timothy Baldwin wrote: > > Package: linux-2.6 > > Version: 2.6.33 > > Severity: normal > > > > IPv6 addresses and routes configured on a wired Ethernet interface by SLAAC > > are > > not removed when the network cable is disconnected. On a multi-homed host > > this > > may result in a loss of network connectivity. This is on a EeePC 901 and > > Network Manager detects the removal of the cable. > > It is not the kernel's job to change routing when an interface goes > down.
To be more precise: it is not the kernel's job to change routing when a link goes down. It does remove routes when the interface is administratively taken down (e.g. with ifconfig down). It is the job of a routing daemon such as Network Manager to change routing when the link state changes. If NM does not support SLAAC (whatever that is) then you might consider filing a wishlist bug for that. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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