> > Switch to 'ip' instead of 'ifconfig', several large distros now include
> > it. Addresses can be added and removed completely indiscriminately on
> > interfaces.
> >
> > The "ethN:X" is a legacy design that is now deprecated.
>
> Minor issue...if I create (using 'ip') two addresses on the same subnet on the
> same device, one of them is primary and the other is secondary. If I then
> delete the primary address, the second one goes with it.
>
> I submit that this is bad behaviour.
This is the same behavior for which I am proposing fixing. The origin of
the thread, if you will.
Tim
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