Bug#224912: should check if IP address is well-formed

[Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>]

Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> Package: netcfg
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> I wanted to configure a static address and made a typo and wrote
> "10.0.144".  netcfg didn't spot this at all, and only failed at the
> end when bringing up the network, saying "Erorr while activating the
> network" and nothing more.  I had no idea what was wrong, until I
> noticed the silly typo.  Please make sure that the IP address is well
> formed, and if it is not, complain.

IIRC 10.0.144 _is_ a well formed IP address. It's a rememnant from
classful addressing, being a shortcut for 10.0.0.144.


Thiemo