The cuplrit is likely to be lines 4355..4359 of net/ipv6/addrconf.c, "try to bring down and back up the interface to get new temporary addresses created" -- this has unwanted side-effects. This seems to be Ubuntu-specific code introduced in http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu /ubuntu- precise.git;a=commitdiff;h=d1852a54eef5c7b7dd2d026535b4c4d6466664cd .
I have verified that this bug does *not* occur on a mainline build of Linux 3.4rc5. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994931 Title: Altering use_tempaddr drops all IPv6 addresses To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/994931/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
