On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 06:17 -0700, David Stevens wrote: > 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. > > +-DLS But the interface is now down. And suppose I would bring ib1 down on host B and at the same time assign its IP address to another interface on host C (this is legal isn't it?). Where would the packets go then? - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
