[Pkg-uml-pkgs] Bug#402196: uml-utilities: make netmask configurable in uml_net

[Joerg Sommrey]

Package: uml-utilities
Version: 20060323-3
Severity: wishlist


In uml_net (tuntap.c) is an ifconfig call for the host's tap device
which is hardcoded with a netmask of 255.255.255.255 and no broadcast
address.  This prevents the usage of (small) networks (e.g.
netmask=255.255.255.248) between the host and the uml guest with uml_net.
Preallocated tun/tap devices otoh lead to fixed user assignments for
those devices.

It would be helpful if the host's tap device had a configurable netmask.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-jo1
Locale: LANG=en_US.iso885915, LC_CTYPE=en_US.iso885915 (charmap=ISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages uml-utilities depends on:
ii  adduser                      3.99        Add and remove users and groups
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libncurses5                  5.5-5       Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libreadline5                 5.2-1       GNU readline and history libraries
ii  makedev                      2.3.1-83    creates device files in /dev

uml-utilities recommends no packages.

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