Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 13:18:29 +0300 (EEST) From: Alexander V Zubchenko <stalker@hermes-comp.zp.ua> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: ifconfig: How to assign address without bringing iface up Message-ID: <20020610131332.L84017-100000@server.hermes-comp.zp.ua> In-Reply-To: <52561.1023703476@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
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Greetings! On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Is there some ifconfig(8) trick I'm missing that will allow me to assign > an address and some aliases to an interface without bringing the > interface up? Sorry, but, AFAIC in man-pages for ifconfig(8) and netintro(4) with assignment of an address to interface it will b auto-up'ed. And this behavior is hard-coded into system. > > I'm working on a redundant firewall system for a customer and if I can't > get this right with ifconfig(8), I'm in for a bit of messy scripting. > > Ciao, > Sheldon. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Alexander To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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