On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 08:50:52PM +0100, Vincent Bernat wrote: > The following configuration does not work: > iface myvlan inet manual > encapsulation dot1q > master eth0 > vlan-id 45 > > I get: > error: Network is down > > A work around is to add: > iface eth0 inet manual > > I have attached a patch for this issue.
I do not think that it's a good idea - from a security point of view - to automatically take up an interface just because a VLAN is configured. I will think about adding an option like "init_master" to allow this to happen, but I do not think that it's a good idea to do this by default. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
