Am I missing something in my understanding here?

[Freddy Freeloader]

The first time I run "/etc/init.d/networking restart" after a reboot I 
get the same message I would if I ran "ifdown eth0" about eth0 releasing 
its dhcp address, and I no longer have network connectivity, i.e. the 
/etc/init.d/networking script does not seem to call ifup -a to restart 
all network connections.  (I have only one nic on this computer.)  To 
get network connectivity back I must manually run "ifup etho". 

However, ever after that first time event running 
"/etc/init.d/networking restart" I get the message "reconfiguring 
network interfaces" but no ifdown or ifup messages showing the releasing 
and acquiring of an ip address through dhcp.  If I run "ifdown eth0" at 
this point it tells me that eth0 is not configured, but I have network 
connectivity and ifconfig -a confirms that eth0 is configured.

If I run "/etc/init.d/networking stop" I get the correct message that 
eth0 is releasing its dhcp address.  However, then running 
"/etc/init.d/networking start" does not run ifup on eth0 as eth0 remains 
unconfigured, although I receive the message that the network interfaces 
have been successfully reconfigured.  I must manually run ifup eth0 to 
configure it again and regain network connectivity.

My question is, is this behavior by design, or have I stumbled across a 
bug? 

I'm running an up-to-date Sid install. 


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