Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:03:42 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't delete IPV6 addresses with ifconfig Message-ID: <20080214120131.I49429@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> In-Reply-To: <200802142227.41160.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <200802142227.41160.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
Hi,
> I am experimenting with IPv6 and I can't seem to remove an IPv6 address
> from an interface, eg I have..
>
> But I can't remove it, viz..
> [midget 22:11] ~ >sudo ifconfig fxp0 -alias 2002:792d:8527::1:1/64
> ifconfig: 2002:792d:8527::1:1/64: bad value
> [midget 22:27] ~ >sudo ifconfig fxp0 delete 2002:792d:8527::1:1/64
> ifconfig: 2002:792d:8527::1:1/64: bad value
> [midget 22:27] ~ >sudo ifconfig fxp0 delete 2002:792d:8527::1:1
> ifconfig: 2002:792d:8527::1:1: bad value
> [midget 22:27] ~ >sudo ifconfig fxp0 delete 2002:792d:8527::1:1
> prefixlen 64
> ifconfig: 2002:792d:8527::1:1: bad value
> [midget 22:27] ~ >sudo ifconfig fxp0 delete 2002:792d:8527::/64
> ifconfig: 2002:792d:8527::/64: bad value
>
> Anyone know the right way to do this? :)
yes, man ifocnfig says
ifconfig [-L] [-k] [-m] interface [create] [address_family] [address
[dest_address]] [parameters]
The following parameters may be set with ifconfig:
-alias Remove the network address specified. This would be used if you
...
Conclusion: -alias is a "parameter" and belongs to the end after
the address.
The it works for IPv4 is "pure luck".
/bz
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