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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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On Sat, 11 May 1996, Steve Hovey wrote:

> 
> I note that when I changed the IP addresses of 2 freebsd boxes, the 
> ifconfig at start up just sits there for a long time.
> 
> Are there internal tables kept someplace of ethernet address and ip or 
> something that would stall this when changed?

hangups can also be caused by an improper nameserver assignment.

check /etc/resolv.conf.  And remove any references to hosts from the 
ifconfig lines.  And doublecheck /etc/hosts too.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major