linux-net-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 06/13/2006 04:30:50 AM:
> Now I bring host B's ib1 interface down
> (ifconfig ib1 down) and I expect that the interface's IP address will no
> longer exists.
This would be an incorrect assumption.
Deleting an address and preventing traffic on an interface are two
different operations. As long as there is a route, through any
interface, all addresses identify the same machine and will be
delivered. This isn't Linux-specific behavior.
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