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Hi linux newbie here pardon any mistakes.

I have configured a network namespace local-routeTable and have brought up interface eth3 inside the namespace:

# ip netns exec local-routeTable ifconfig
eth3: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 9000
        inet 10.2.32.1  netmask 255.255.240.0  broadcast 10.2.47.255
        inet6 fe80::b3ff:fe12:84d7  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 02:00:b3:12:84:d7  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 503  bytes 64792 (63.2 KiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 283  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 152  bytes 30010 (29.3 KiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

Everything good so far, but now I want to bringup a sub-interface eth3.1 in my root/default namespace:

# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth3.1
DEVICE=eth3.1
BOOTPROTO=none
IPADDR=10.2.16.1
ONBOOT=yes
VLAN=yes
NETMASK=255.255.240.0

But hitting this issue consistently:

[root@wdc-10-206-223-62 tmp]# ifup eth3.1
WARN      : [ifup] You are using 'ifup' script provided by 'network-scripts', which are now deprecated.
WARN      : [ifup] 'network-scripts' will be removed in one of the next major releases of RHEL.
WARN      : [ifup] It is advised to switch to 'NetworkManager' instead - it provides 'ifup/ifdown' scripts as well.
Error: Connection activation failed: Failed to find a compatible device for this connection

Even if I try to bringup the subinterface within the namespace where the eth3 interface is up, it still fails with the same issue:

[root@wdc-10-206-223-62 tmp]# ip netns exec local-routeTable ifup eth3.1
WARN      : [ifup] You are using 'ifup' script provided by 'network-scripts', which are now deprecated.
WARN      : [ifup] 'network-scripts' will be removed in one of the next major releases of RHEL.
WARN      : [ifup] It is advised to switch to 'NetworkManager' instead - it provides 'ifup/ifdown' scripts as well.
Error: Connection activation failed: Failed to find a compatible device for this connection

Im new to namespaces, any pointers to resolve this as well to deep dive into namespaces will be appreciated.

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  • Is your system up to date? Sep 27, 2020 at 14:34
  • @MichaelHampton NAME="CentOS Linux" VERSION="8 (Core)" ID="centos" ID_LIKE="rhel fedora" VERSION_ID="8" PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8" PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Linux 8 (Core)" ANSI_COLOR="0;31" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:centos:centos:8" HOME_URL="centos.org"
    – nguns
    Sep 27, 2020 at 14:43
  • OK, it's CentOS 8, but is it up to date? Sep 27, 2020 at 14:46
  • I just updated it @MichaelHampton and the issue persists.
    – nguns
    Sep 27, 2020 at 15:07

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