Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 2010/06/09 17:23:19: > > On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:46:01 +0200 > Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > System A: > > eth0 has ip 192.168.1.16 > > > > Then do in system A > > brctl addbr br0 > > ifconfig br0 192.168.1.18 down > > > > > > From system B I ping 192.168.1.18 > > and system A responds! > > > > Even though interface br0 is down I can still > > access system A with 192.168.1.18, this feels > > like a bridge bug? > > > > No that is how Linux works. All addresses are property of the > system not the interface. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_model I see, I know the about the host model but I was surprised it applied to interfaces that is down. Does it not make sense to exclude the IP address when the I/F is down? Jocke _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge