Bug 56250 - service network restart does not adequately restart a static interface after dhcp unconfig
Summary: service network restart does not adequately restart a static interface after ...
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: initscripts
Version: 7.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-11-14 16:51 UTC by Bishop Clark
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:24 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-11-14 16:51:38 UTC
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Description Bishop Clark 2001-11-14 16:51:33 UTC
Description of Problem:
After configuring an interface previously configured via dhcp, and the 'network' init script is used to restart the interface, the interface is 
incorrectly configured : the static configuration (present in ifcfg-eth0) is ignored, and the old, DHCP-given address is used.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
6.40-1

How Reproducible:
always, once encountered

Steps to Reproduce:
1. configure (netconfig) eth0 to use DHCP, acquire DHCP address and use system.  Perhaps reboot to ensure no temprary settings.
2. use netconfig to configure interface statically and issue a network restart to implement the configuration
3. check bad config using ifconfig

Actual Results:
eth0 is still using old, DHCP-delivered address

Expected Results:
eth0 should use the new information

Additional Information:
A reboot, after static config, seems to correct the problem.  Then again, this isn't windows, and a reboot isn't anticipated as a 
config-change requirement, now, is it?

(oh, linuxconf, we hardly knew ye ! )

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2001-11-14 16:54:52 UTC
This should be fixed in initscripts-6.40.2-1, I believe.

Comment 2 Bishop Clark 2001-11-14 17:02:31 UTC
really?  eeek!  Bad bishop!  No biscuit!  I'll gather up the rawhide bits and add them in .. and I'll report if it's still misbehaving.


Comment 3 Bishop Clark 2001-11-16 20:15:12 UTC
Yep, that's got it.   Good job, eh?



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