netdev - Devices with colon in name (iproute2 bug)

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Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:14:46 +0100
From:	Štefan Sakalík <rabbit6440@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Devices with colon in name (iproute2 bug)

Hi,
When I add a device with colon via ip (from git 3f5c1a01):
ip link add dev 'a:b' type dummy
then ip link show dev 'a:b' returns
12: a:b: <BROADCAST,NOARP> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN
ioctl(SIOCGIFXQLEN) failed: No such device

link/ether 9e:44:b4:ec:77:f1 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Also ifconfig from net-tools returns
a: error fetching interface information: Device not found
but I guess it's obsolete.

Regards,
-Stefan
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