Re: Possible regression in ifconfig under7.0 - removes validdefault route

2008-11-18 Thread sthaug
> >Oh yeah, since we're in wishful thinking mode, I want interface > >descriptions too... > > Have you looked at the 'name' and 'group' keywords in ifconfig(8)? > If this isn't what you want, please expand on your wish. It is not what I want. On routers, switches and lots of other boxes from mos

Re: Possible regression in ifconfig under7.0 - removes validdefault route

2008-11-18 Thread Peter Jeremy
On 2008-Nov-17 23:36:19 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Oh yeah, since we're in wishful thinking mode, I want interface >descriptions too... Have you looked at the 'name' and 'group' keywords in ifconfig(8)? If this isn't what you want, please expand on your wish. -- Peter Jeremy Please excuse

Re: Possible regression in ifconfig under7.0 - removes validdefault route

2008-11-17 Thread sthaug
> Thanks for the confirmation on that its not a regression Jo. It really > is a nasty little bug so I'll raise a PR for it, hopefully someone > with the power will then fix it :) This leads to the question - what do people *want* with respect to static routes? I know what *I* want: The static rout

Re: Possible regression in ifconfig under7.0 - removes validdefault route

2008-11-17 Thread Jim Pingle
Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > Summary: confirmed. Above two tests show that even if changing the IP > to something else within the same network block, the default route is > removed and not put back. > > This is pretty major, if you ask me. I've encountered similar issues before, and typically just a

Re: Possible regression in ifconfig under7.0 - removes validdefault route

2008-11-17 Thread Steven Hartland
Thanks for the confirmation on that its not a regression Jo. It really is a nasty little bug so I'll raise a PR for it, hopefully someone with the power will then fix it :) Regards Steve - Original Message - From: "Jo Rhett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is a bug in my mind, but it's

Re: Possible regression in ifconfig under7.0 - removes validdefault route

2008-11-17 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 08:45:43PM -, Steven Hartland wrote: > - Original Message - From: "Jeremy Chadwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> I can try to reproduce this if you'd like, on a VMware session. >> >> One case where the default route could be (I haven't checked) removed: >> some NIC dri

Re: Possible regression in ifconfig under7.0 - removes validdefault route

2008-11-17 Thread Steven Hartland
- Original Message - From: "Jeremy Chadwick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I can try to reproduce this if you'd like, on a VMware session. One case where the default route could be (I haven't checked) removed: some NIC drivers in the past, when changing the "primary IP" (first IP shown in ifconfig