Re: how does curl-loader use RTNETLINK

[Robert I. <cor...@gm...>]

Hi Javier,

On Feb 20, 2008 7:32 PM, Javier Miranda <jam...@in...> wrote:

> add_secondary_ip_addrs - setting secondary IP 10.111.111.150
> rtnl_talk(): RTNETLINK answers: File exists


This means, that the secondary IP-address has been already
added to the interface, thus, it will be re-used

>
> add_secondary_ip_addrs - note: probably, the IP-address
> "10.111.111.150/24" already exists.
>
> this is not really a problem when using the loader, but when I use the
> same ip used by another machine (e.g. a virtual machine), the virtual
> client replaces it (supplanting) and the host became unreachable (even
> when curl-loader is down).


Why to use the same IP? Y can use any IP-addresses, from any networks,
just ensure routing.


> Do you know how to delete the file which is referenced by rtnl_talk()
> ?, or if there is another way to solve this problem.


Sure. The command ip is your friend:
like # ip addr del .....
look at #man ip

Sincerely,
Robert Iakobashvili
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