On Sat, Mar 06, 2021 at 05:14:37PM +0000, Mikolaj Kucharski wrote: > On Sat, Mar 06, 2021 at 09:39:08AM -0700, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > > > The ifconfig man page says "inet autoconf" sets a flag. It does not say > > "sets the flag and brings the interface up". You want to argue against > > the documented behaviour? > > > > I think there is some inconsistency in the behaviour. On recent 6.9-beta > ifconfig em2 inet6 autoconf brings interface up, where > ifconfig em2 inet autoconf doesn't.
It's a mess. There is just too much magic going on. The reason the interface comes up is that ifconfig em2 inet autoconf gives you a link-local address. It's configured by the kernel. Some (but not all I have been given to understand) network drivers bring the interface up when an IP is configured. > > -- > Regards, > Mikolaj > -- I'm not entirely sure you are real.
