[Bug 1567744] Re: RTNETLINK answers: Numerical result out of range for alias interface from a usb NIC

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre]

ifupdown handles the passed names correctly, but it looks like iproute2
is very unhappy about something in these long names like
"enx000be608397d:1"; when setting the label for the address. Since the
label must match the device and it otherwise works with "eth1:1", I'll
looking into the iproute2 code now.

** Package changed: ifupdown (Ubuntu) => iproute2 (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: iproute2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => In Progress

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Title:
  RTNETLINK answers: Numerical result out of range for alias interface
  from a usb NIC

Status in iproute2 package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  I have a USB NIC that is connected to my denial system. I tried to
  create an alias, and after reboot, it wasn't created. When I manually
  try to bring it up I have the error.

  /e/n/i:

  auto enx000ec688b79f
  iface enx000ec688b79f inet static
          address 10.90.90.1
          netmask 255.255.255.0

  auto enx000ec688b79f:1
  iface enx000ec688b79f:1 inet static
          address 192.168.100.1
          netmask 255.255.255.0

  ubuntu at maas00:~$ sudo ifup enx000ec688b79f
  ubuntu at maas00:~$ sudo ifup enx000ec688b79f:1
  RTNETLINK answers: Numerical result out of range
  Failed to bring up enx000ec688b79f:1.

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