From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 27 11:36:35 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA29312 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:36:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA29304 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:36:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA07914; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:35:23 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from proot) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199901271935.NAA07914@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: ifconfig In-Reply-To: <36AF2169.BC275CB2@ocsny.com> from Pete Collins at "Jan 27, 99 02:23:37 pm" To: pcollins@ocsny.com (Pete Collins) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:35:23 -0600 (CST) Cc: jwg@netbox.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, Pete Collins said: > i have a similar problem that has been buggin me for the longest time > > here is my rc.conf example for ip#000.000.00.00: > > ifconfig_vx0_alias22="inet 000.000.00.00 netmask 0xffffffc0" #test > > how could i get this to work from the command line?? > > this would be an amazing help because everytime i add a new ip alias i > reboot > > thanks > > pete If your asking how to add an alias w/out rebooting, I think it's: ifconfig vx0 inet 000.000.00.00 netmask 0xffffffc0 up > > "Paul T. Root" wrote: > > > Since your ethernet was already running, it's always a good idea > > to set the port down first. > > > > Interestingly, you can should be able to do that in one command as > > the code is sequential in operation. I.E. > > > > ifconfig ex0 inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmaske yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy down up > > > > should have done what you want. > > > > Paul. > > > > In a previous message, Jeff Gray said: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Running 2.2.6. > > > > > > Yesterday my cable modem folks decided I needed to have a different IP > > > address. No biggie in theory. As root ran > > > ifconfig ex0 inet xxx.xx.xxx.xx netmask yyy.yy.yy.yy up > > > > > > checked via ifconfig -a and it looked fine. > > > However, I was not connected to the net. No way. > > > > > > So, I edited /etc/rc.conf and rebooted and all was fine. > > > > > > My question is: shouldn't ifconfig have worked as above without > > > rebooting, or did I leave a step off? > > > > > > Thanks > > > jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > -- > > If you make every game a life-and-death proposition, you're going to > > have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot. > > -- Dean Smith, North Carolina University basketball coach > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Herbivores ate well cause their food didn't never run. -- Jonathan Fishman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message