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Date:      Fri, 30 Jul 1999 00:49:52 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        eT <eT@KryptoKom.DE>
Cc:        Hackers FreeBSD <hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Changing Interface IP address 
Message-ID:  <199907300749.AAA01140@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:07:53 %2B0200." <37A07C58.D7E97962@kryptokom.de> 

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> I would like to change the IP address (netmask, gateway etc.) of an Interface
> (eg. fxp0) from within my C source code.
> 
> 1. Is this possible to do without the SIOC ioctl call? (i am already in the
> kernel).

Make the call from within the kernel.

> 2. Which structure and which member should I write the new information to
> (ifaddr?)?

Call the ioctl, which will do whatever needs to be done.

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