On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:48:49 +0200
Edgar Fu=DF <ef@math.uni-bonn.de> wrote:

> I'm using ifwatchd(8) to switch machines to use interfaces on a backup
> switch should the main switch fail.
>=20
> If I unplug cables on an fxp, everything works as expected.
>=20
> If I unplug a cable on a bge, ifwatchd doesn't trigger the scripts ...
> ... until you run ifconfig bge0.
>=20
> According to documentation, ifwatchd uses messages on the routing
> socket and I admit not knowing too much about the routing socket.
>=20
> Is this a bug in bge(4)?
>=20
I see the same problem with bge on brief tests, on -current.


		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb