Why does ifconfig in freebsd resets default gateway ?

Posted by eugene y on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by eugene y
Published on 2010-06-14T16:05:43Z Indexed on 2010/06/14 16:13 UTC
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ifconfig in freebsd deletes the default gateway route, even when given the same IP-address (e.g. when updating netmask only). Is it a bug or a feature?
As fas as I remember Linux doesn't change the default gateway in this case.

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