Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 19:49:25 -0500 From: Scott W <wegster@mindcore.net> To: Ben Dover <nuckingfutsto@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding new IP's without reboot? Message-ID: <3FC54A15.4060205@mindcore.net> In-Reply-To: <Law11-F372feZvDUNnv00017011@hotmail.com> References: <Law11-F372feZvDUNnv00017011@hotmail.com>
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Ben Dover wrote: > Is there a way to add new IP’s to a FreeBSD 4.9 or 5.1 box without > rebooting. I add them to /etc/rc.conf but they are not effective until > a reboot. There are some webhosting assistant programs which allow > instant use of IP’s with *nix and I was hoping there was a way to do > this in FBSD. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Gift-shop online from the comfort of home at MSN Shopping! No crowds, > free parking. http://shopping.msn.com > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > If you've got other NICs installed, then see 'man ifconfig' or use the ifconfig_* line from rc.conf asa template. If you have limited NICs, they're likely using aliases, which is covered although briefly in the ifconfig man page. Easy on Linux, haven't used IP aliases on freebsd as of yet, but a quick google shows: http://freebsd.peon.net/tutorials/6/ IP Aliasing Doc/Tutorial... HTH, Scott
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