[PLUG] ifdown eth2 strange effects...

[michael at robinson-west.com]

The eth2 physical interface is hooked to the Spectrum cable modem.
I am on a CentOS 8 client hooked to ssh through eth0.  Messing with 
eth2 should NOT affect my ssh connection.  Maybe avahi-daemon was
the problem, it's now gone.


April 12, 2020 6:45 PM, "Michael Rasmussen" <michael at michaelsnet.us> wrote:

> On 2020-04-12 14:58, michael at robinson-west.com wrote:
> 
>> My debian Buster gateway should be ssh accessible if I do an ifdown
>> eth2 as eth2 is connected to the cable modem.
>> Strangely enough, ifdown eth2 breaks local connectivity and I'm > wondering why.
> 
> It sounds like eth2 is the connection. You need to have the software connection. A physical
> connection is only one portion of the connectivity.
> 
> -- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
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