Re: dhclient-script: trying harder to set correct default route

[David Young <dyoung%pobox.com@localhost>]

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 08:18:47PM +0100, Christoph Badura wrote:
> The following behaviour has been annoying me for a long time and I had
> the appended patch in my local trees for a couple of years.
> 
> When dhclient runs dhclient-script after binding to set the new IP address
> and default route (among other things), it fails to set the new default route
> if there already exists a default route in the system.  I get that situation
> regularly when restarting dhclient.
> 
> Does anyone object to the following patch?  I asked Ted Lemon about it
> and he said it is OK with him.

Your patch is a very good idea.  I have run a similar patch for a long
time.  I haven't found any downside.

Dave

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