Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 7 Jun 2003 14:18:19 -0400 | From | Ryan Anderson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2) |
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On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 11:59:46PM -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > From: chas williams <chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil> > Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 20:45:51 -0400 > > really? if i remove my ethernet interface i expect all the > connections to die. > > Nope, this actually works. > > Many a moon ago, we did this wrong and yes the TCP connections > died. > > But these days, definitely if you bring the interface back up > with the same IP addresses, it just works and the connections > recover.
FWIW, I seem to recall Windows doing this in older version, but with XP it's very good about noticing link death, and killing things off.
I like the "correct" behavior much better, especially when dealing with a combination of ethernet cables that have finicky ends and laptops that get moved a little bit. (Poof - cable slips out, all connections drop, waste 5 minutes getting things retarted.)
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