Hi, in my /etc/conf.d/net i have: config_eth0 = ("null") bridge_xenbr0 = "eth0" config_xenbr0 = ( "dhcp" ) ... As you can see, eth0 is part of a bridge. Starting ifplugd/netplug is totally unwanted. And actually config_eth0=("null") has the meaning to me, that the interface eth0 is not touched at all. So please don't start ifplugd/netplug. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
I can also confirm, that unplugging the cable is really harmfull: As i unplugged the cable of eth0, the bridge lost its hardware-address. So in the background, something harmfull happened, since the ifplugd/netplug was running.
config_eth0=( "null") means don't assign an address. Put this in /etc/conf.d/net to stop netplug and ifplugd modules=( "!plug" )