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Geert Hendrickx writes:

>  You could simply rerun one/some/all of the /etc/rc-scripts,
>  e.g. "sh /etc/rc.network" in your case.  But I don't think this
>  is recommended.

	Let me second this.  It is entirely possible that a script
expecting to start networking makes assumptions about the status quo
that will prove very damaging to restarting network services.  (And
vice-versa.)

>  However, you can learn a lot about the initialization of the
>  system just by reading this scripts.  

	An excellent idea, especially for those who haven't done it
already.


				Robert Huff