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Subject: Change an IP address without a reboot
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Andrew Falanga writes:

>  How can I eliminate the first address?  I've looked over the
>  ifconfig manual page several times, each time reading it just a
>  little bit more carefully, but I haven't found anything that
>  answers this question.  Would some kind person please help me out
>  and show me what it is that's eluding me from making this happen?

	I don't know that you can surgically delete the first address.
	Where I in your shoes, I would:

	ifconfig sis0 delete
	ifconfig sis0 inet <new IPv4 addr> <IPv4 options>
	ifconfig sis0 inet6 <new IPv6 addr> <IPv6 options>


					Robert Huff