Hello,
Im running a router with multiple ips on an interface using the
inet alias
issue:
when commenting out configured aliases on hostname.if
after running sh /etc/netstart vio4
if you run ifconfig vio4 after the restart of the interface
the old aliases that were commented still appear in ifconfig output ahead
of the first ip address configured in the /etc/hostname.vio4 file.
ifconfig before commenting out 10.134.91.253 in hostname.vio4
is listed below
vio4: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
lladdr 16:2c:a4:f2:b4:e3
index 5 priority 0 llprio 3
media: Ethernet autoselect
status: active
inet 10.94.0.1 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 10.94.255.255
inet 10.134.91.65 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.67
inet 10.134.91.69 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.71
inet 10.134.91.73 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.75
inet 10.134.91.85 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.87
inet 10.134.91.89 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.91
inet 10.134.91.93 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.95
inet 10.134.91.161 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.163
inet 10.134.91.165 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.167
inet 10.134.91.169 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.171
inet 10.134.91.173 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.175
inet 10.134.91.193 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.195
inet 10.134.91.197 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.199
inet 10.134.91.201 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.203
inet 10.134.91.205 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.207
inet 10.134.91.209 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.211
inet 10.134.91.213 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.215
inet 10.134.91.217 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.219
inet 10.134.91.221 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.223
inet 10.134.91.225 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.227
inet 10.134.91.229 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.231
inet 10.134.91.233 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.235
inet 10.134.91.237 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.239
inet 10.134.91.241 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.243
inet 10.134.91.245 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.247
inet 10.134.91.249 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.251
inet 10.134.91.253 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.255
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after commenting out the last 2 inet aliases , and running sh /etc/netstart vio4
the ifconfig output is as follows (i have highlighted with *** the addresses
which I think should have been removed
vio4: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
lladdr 16:2c:a4:f2:b4:e3
index 5 priority 0 llprio 3
media: Ethernet autoselect
status: active
** inet 10.134.91.249 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.251****
** inet 10.134.91.253 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.255****
inet 10.94.0.1 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 10.94.255.255
inet 10.134.91.65 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.67
inet 10.134.91.69 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.71
inet 10.134.91.73 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.75
inet 10.134.91.85 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.87
inet 10.134.91.89 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.91
inet 10.134.91.93 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.95
inet 10.134.91.161 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.163
inet 10.134.91.165 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.167
inet 10.134.91.169 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.171
inet 10.134.91.173 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.175
inet 10.134.91.193 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.195
inet 10.134.91.197 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.199
inet 10.134.91.201 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.203
inet 10.134.91.205 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.207
inet 10.134.91.209 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.211
inet 10.134.91.213 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.215
inet 10.134.91.217 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.219
inet 10.134.91.221 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.223
inet 10.134.91.225 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.227
inet 10.134.91.229 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.231
inet 10.134.91.233 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.235
inet 10.134.91.237 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.239
inet 10.134.91.241 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.243
inet 10.134.91.245 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 10.134.91.247
This behaviour is counter intuitive as it is different to sh /etc/netstart
behaviour on the configuration of inet addresses
im wondiring is this a feature or a bug ... or me misunderstanding the
use of netstart script to reset / reload the configuration of an interface
Thanks
Tom Smyth
