Static routes on (active) interfaces without IP address set

[Ondrej Zajicek]

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 01:06:29AM +0200, Alexander Demenshin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any specific reason why bird (1.6.0 @linux in particular) does not
> process static routes like:
> 
>   route 10.101.0.0/24 via "eth1";
> 
> when eth1 has no assigned IP address (but is up & active)?
> 
> This route is completely legal but it is invisible anywhere, simply ignored
> (even does not appear in debug messages).

That is true. For historical reasons, BIRD handles interface without IP
addresses as down.

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