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Re: [Xen-devel] network-bridge script reworked

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] network-bridge script reworked
From: Ewan Mellor <ewan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:58:08 +0100
Cc: Kurt Garloff <garloff@xxxxxxx>
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On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:35:02AM +0200, Kurt Garloff wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I hacked on the network-bridge script.
> 
> It now works much better for me:
> * we got rid of ifconfig
> * it works for netdev != eth0
> * arp on and off are symmetric as are ifdown and ifup
> * ifup will be passed the ifcfg config file name if needed
>   (the ifup may otherwise figure that the veth0 hardware is 
>    NOT the same as the original ${netdev} and not use the same
>    config -- this happens on SUSE. Charles Coffing tracked this
>    one down.)
> 
> Please merge.
> Let me know if you prefer a patch vs. the new script.

Either is fine.

Thanks for doing this work Kurt -- I would like to apply it straight away.

Ewan.

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