Why system gives an error message "WARN : [ipv6_add_route] Unknown error" while bringing up the interface ?
Issue
- Why setting static IPV6 with Gateway (
IPV6_DEFAULTGW
) gives an error "WARN : [ipv6_add_route] Unknown error" while bringing up the interface using ifup command ?
# ifup eth1
WARN : [ipv6_add_route] Unknown error
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
- IPv6
NetworkManager
not in use
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