Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:50:18 +0100 From: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> To: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: "late filesystems" and switching net configs Message-ID: <1183539018.1213.7.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <468B374D.3020202@boosten.org> References: <20070704052737.GB40018@demeter.hydra> <468B374D.3020202@boosten.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 07:59 +0200, Peter Boosten wrote: > Chad Perrin wrote: > > I have a couple of niggling little, er, "quirks" that I'd like to get > > sorted out on my FreeBSD Thinkpad. > > > > 2. For some reason, if I use DHCP at all then want to switch back to my > > static IP setup, I have to restart the computer to get it to access the > > Internet. I haven't been able to figure out why. If I recall > > correctly, I can switch to static IP on bge0 and access other systems > > on the network, but I can't do anything related to the Internet. Yes, > > by the way, I am checking to make sure the contents of resolv.conf are > > correct. > > > > Check your default gateway when switching from DHCP to static. IIRC a > /etc/rc.d/netif stop/start will recreate the default route. > > Peter Not as I recall though. You will need to do a /etc/rc.d/routing restart if your default router changes. The only time you might not need it is when your routes are setup via DHCP. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBGi19GlcRvFfyds/cRAhIXAJ9i8ZHYAemuzqz0ki2zzp+74bo5+ACgrV9E 692JgW+yigm5mKGnw0UqvJI= =GNdV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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