netdev - Re: /proc/sys/net/ipv[46]/conf/ issue unsolved

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Date:	Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:24:32 +0000
From:	"Hugo Santos" <hugosantos@...il.com>
To:	"Neil Horman" <nhorman@...driver.com>
Cc:	"Hasso Tepper" <hasso@...pak.ee>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /proc/sys/net/ipv[46]/conf/ issue unsolved

Neil,

On 2/13/07, Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com> wrote:
> Can't this simply be fixed by adding a custom udev rule?  Correct me if I'm
> wrong, but the only reason that interfaces come up automatically after their
> appropriate module is inserted is because most distos udev rules issue an ifup
> $DEVICE when they get a creation event for $DEVICE.  Why not add a custom rule
> in for net device creation events to set appropriate sysctl values before the
> ifup is issued.

  The issue is not as much with automatic auto-configuration but with
not being able to disable auto-configuration (and others) before
setting the interface up.

  Hugo
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