If you don't like the proper route being added, then specify a netmask of
/32 and no route will be added.
-d
On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Peter T. Breuer wrote:
> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 07:08:55 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Peter T. Breuer <ptb@it.uc3m.es>
> To: linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
> Subject: automatic routing in 2.2.*
>
> I thought of using as subject "great PITAs of our current stable
> kernel" ... the automatic placement of static routes when I bring
> up an interface.
>
> 1) I believe I just did "ifconfig lo:7 machineB" on machineA and
> immediately lost contact. I think I can guess why. It now doesn't
> have a route to localhost, having just changed the static routes
> through the whole loopback interface.
>
> Thanks, but no thanks. SUSE 6.3 standard 2.2.10 kernel.
>
> 2) I can't get an alias to go away. If I ifconfig down lo:7 and
> then take out the entire loopback interface with ifconfig lo
> down, when I do ifconfig lo up, lo:7 will reappear also.
>
> The best I can do is reconfigure lo:7 to something harmless, like
> 127.0.0.8. It's a kind of zombie alias.
>
> Is this PITA still around in 2.3.9? PLEASE make it stop if so .. (goes
> and cries in corner).
>
> Peter
>
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