Once upon a time, Sam Varshavchik <mr...@courier-mta.com> said: > I defy anyone to identify a tangible benefit that comes from > removing a static IP address from a port when it loses carrier, and > installing one only once a carrier is present.
It is useful for systems with multiple interfaces, for example a desktop with wired and wifi, and different preference default routes out both (so if the wired goes down, traffic can still go out over the wifi). Anything acting like a router also needs this behavior, typically in conjuction with dynamic routing protocols. -- Chris Adams <li...@cmadams.net> _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org