Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2019 19:06:20 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: "James B. Byrne" <byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD-11.2 routing and networks Message-ID: <CAAdA2WOmxwN=JQw0=9X8KeVqbEWaMaMKv3gNHNhyE4SbR737uw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1a466d730772d5ceb62ddfb204c92db5.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> References: <1a466d730772d5ceb62ddfb204c92db5.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca>
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On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 19:01, James B. Byrne via freebsd-questions < freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: > I am working on a FreeBSD-11.2p17 host where I must change the IP > address and gateway frequently to carry out tests. Following making > such changes I have tried resetting the network interfaces and routing > tables by use of the command: > > service netif restart && service routing restart & > > However, I have discovered that this does not have the desired effect > and I am reduced to restarting the host system to make such changes. > Is there something else I should be doing? > > When you are physically on the machine's console, this is easy: Assume your interface is called em0 ifconfig em0 down ifconfig em0 inet n.n.n.n netmask z.z.z.z up route add default y.y.y.y Then run your tests. When you reboot, the IP/MASK/ROUTE specified in rc.conf takes effect -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] :-)
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