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From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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Soo-Hyun Choi <shchoi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> When I need to change the IP settings, I usually go over the rc.conf
> directly (as root) to change the IP settings. The question is that
> once I change the settings I need to re-boot the system in order to
> the change be working.
> 
> Is there any way that I can apply the changes without re-booting the system?

man ifconfig

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