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Subject: Re: Can I do this?
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Bob Hall <rjhjr@cox.net> writes:

> Make the changes in rc.conf so that the box will be configured correctly
> then next time it is rebooted. To change the address without rebooting,
> you'll have to use ifconfig. Do

For some of the variables in rc.conf, you can "reactivate" changes
using scripts in /etc/rc.d, but I'm sorry to say I don't know if this
is the case here.  Maybe: /etc/rc.d/netif