Bug 24127 – eth-device without IP

Bug 24127 - eth-device without IP

Summary:	eth-device without IP

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	initscripts (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.0
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Bill Nottingham
QA Contact:	David Lawrence
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Keywords:	FutureFeature

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Reported:	2001-01-16 14:19 EST by Gerd v. Egidy
Modified:	2014-03-16 22:18 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2001-01-22 05:05:16 EST
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This patch implements it (2.84 KB, patch) 2001-01-16 14:38 EST, Gerd v. Egidy	no flags	Details \| Diff
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Description Gerd v. Egidy 2001-01-16 14:19:18 EST

I want to be able to create a ethernet device without assigning an IP and 
without modifying the routing table.
I need this for a eth-device connected to a DSL-modem using PPPoE.
The reason I don't want to use a fake IP is that I'm going to distribute 
this configuration and don't know if the IP / Network I've chosen is 
really bogus in the context of all users.

I've made a patch against initscripts 5.49 which adds a device without IP 
if the IPADDR var in ifcfg-ethx is empty.

Comment 1 Gerd v. Egidy 2001-01-16 14:38:58 EST

Created attachment 7709 [details]
This patch implements it

Comment 2 Daniel Roesen 2001-01-22 05:05:01 EST

Request seconded. I have the same situation and had to trick around, too.

Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2001-01-29 17:40:10 EST

A slightly different version is added in 5.60-1 - thanks for the patch.

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