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Subject: Re: Starting/stopping a network interface
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Roland Giesler wrote:

>The interface is up, but it still read 192.168.1.1 !!  Although I've changed
>/etc/rc.conf the change doesn't seem to be effective.  That's why I was
>wondering how to stop/start the interface so the change could be re-read (or
>am I thinking to much in a Windows fashion here?)
>
>Thanks
>
>Roland
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>  
>

$ifconfig dots.for.your.newaddy

should do the trick.

HTH,

Kevin Kinsey