#1053972 Static network settings cause same IP to be assigned to all devices

Package:
initramfs-tools
Source:
initramfs-tools
Submitter:
Christian Schneider
Date:
2023-10-15 00:39:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1053972#5
Date:
2023-10-15 00:00:30 UTC
From:
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Dear Maintainers,

On a machine with multiple network interfaces (one internal and one
external/USB), the following configuration brought up a static network
configuration under Debian 11 (bullseye) and the machine could be
connected to remotely via its primary (= internal) interface:

/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/ip:
IP="192.168.1.13::::::none"

After upgrading to Debian 12 (bookwork), the system could not be
reached remotely anymore.  Apparently, the same IP and network
configuration is now assigned to all interfaces.

Specifying a device in the configuration fixed the issue:

/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/ip:
IP="192.168.1.13:::::eno1:none"

It would be great to have the old behavior restored.

Thank you very much.

Best,
Christian