On 09/11/14 12:25, Dan Irwin wrote: > Hi all, > > [ Reposted from NetworkManager list as it's kinda quiet over there right now ] > > Fedora 20 here. nm is 0.9.9.0-41.git20131003. (Old, I know) > > Network Manager shows em1 "Wired" as being down. I have em1 configured as > down. Yet, I notice the following: > > # ip -6 r > default via fe80::<redacted> dev wlp2s0 proto static metric 1024 > default via fe80::<redacted> dev em1 proto ra metric 1024 expires 597sec > > # ifconfig em1 > em1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::<redacted> prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link> > inet6 2001:<redacted> prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x0<global> > ether <redacted> txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) > RX packets 74900 bytes 5929479 (5.6 MiB) > RX errors 0 dropped 862 overruns 0 frame 0 > TX packets 9 bytes 762 (762.0 B) > TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 > device interrupt 20 memory 0xf7e00000-f7e20000 > > Down means down, but only for IPv4. > > I have noticed this for several months, and occasionally, it causes a problem > with IPv6 connectivity. > > Any pointers would be appreciated, before I disable IPv6 completely. > >
Well, when I look at the above and see "4163<UP,BROADCAST" I get the feeling that NM isn't really marking the interface down. If you were to issue "ip link set em1 down" it would truly be down. But, that doesn't survive a reboot. -- If you can't laugh at yourself, others will gladly oblige. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
