Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 09:00:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.pp.ru> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/38533: 'ifconfig ifname down delete' does not deletes aliases Message-ID: <200205251600.g4PG0AA02017@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/38533; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.pp.ru>
To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: bin/38533: 'ifconfig ifname down delete' does not deletes aliases
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 23:50:18 +0800
Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> > > > I have an interface with primary and aliased addresses
> > > > and try to clear them all and take interface down.
> > > > So I type
> > > >
> > > > ifconfig fxp0 down delete
> > > >
> > > > And I see that primary address (with correct netmask) is removed
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > > but alias (with netmask 255.255.255.255) is still here.
> > > >
> > > It would be very sad if it did.
> > >
> > > `delete' is just another alias for `-alias'. It deletes the address
> > > specified, or the first address (in this family) if no address was
> > > specified, of the interface.
> > >
> > > This PR can be closed.
> >
> > Then it should preserve original netmask, I guess.
> >
> Umm, preserve the original netmask of _what_?
Of primary IP being removed.
> > Well, if 'ifconfig down delete' doesn't deletes all interfaces' IP,
> > if there an easy way to perform this task?
> > If not, I think this command is good candidate.
> >
> ifconfig rl0 inet | tail +2 | xargs -n1 ifconfig rl0 delete
Thanks. I'd like to have some more intuitive for non-script work :-)
Eugene
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