Not all IPs retrieved by Hardware module
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Description
If there are multiple additional IP addresses configured on a network interface, Rex only retireves one of them on top of the primary one, leading to problems on interfaces with more than two IPs.
(Note: for backwards compatibility reasons, we need to keep the eth0, eth0_1, etc. format too, but I also propose using a proper list when there's more than one IP configured for an interface. This might need a separate issue though.)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Rex Hardware module and inspect how it collects addresses for a network interface. Reproduce the case with a primary address and multiple additional addresses, then verify that every address is retrieved while preserving the existing eth0, eth0_1 naming format; the proposed list format may require separate scope.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- devops, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100