nm_system_device_add_ip6_link_address / debian backend

[j bootlab org]

looks like the version from the redhat backend works in debian too,
and it solves the problems i had with wired devices and ipv6...

attached patch to add function to debian backend.
j

Index: src/backends/NetworkManagerDebian.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gnome/NetworkManager/src/backends/NetworkManagerDebian.c,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 NetworkManagerDebian.c
--- src/backends/NetworkManagerDebian.c	10 Feb 2005 21:16:03 -0000	1.17
+++ src/backends/NetworkManagerDebian.c	11 Feb 2005 14:31:37 -0000
@@ -333,6 +333,23 @@
  */
 void nm_system_device_add_ip6_link_address (NMDevice *dev)
 {
+  char *buf;
+  unsigned char eui[8];
+
+  nm_device_get_hw_address(dev, eui);
+
+  memmove(eui+5, eui+3, 3);
+  eui[3] = 0xff;
+  eui[4] = 0xfe;
+  eui[0] ^= 2;
+
+  /* Add the default link-local IPv6 address to a device */
+  buf = g_strdup_printf ("/sbin/ip -6 address add fe80::%x%02x:%x%02x:%x%02x:%x%02x/64 dev %s",
+			 eui[0], eui[1], eui[2], eui[3],
+			 eui[4], eui[5],
+			 eui[6], eui[7], nm_device_get_iface (dev));
+  nm_spawn_process (buf);
+  g_free (buf);
 }