Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:31:21 +0930 From: Andrew D <andrewd@webzone.net.au> To: David Allen <the.real.david.allen@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reconfiguring network interfaces Message-ID: <4870DE41.1080003@webzone.net.au> In-Reply-To: <2daa8b4e0807060706s4e5f8aedqe2ce00ca33bd1b46@mail.gmail.com> References: <2daa8b4e0807060706s4e5f8aedqe2ce00ca33bd1b46@mail.gmail.com>
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David Allen wrote: > I need to make several wholesale changes to a few different systems, > and I'd prefer to do it over SSH without losing connectivity where > possible. I know I can use ifconfig, or edit /etc/rc.conf directly > and reboot, but is there a canonical way to make the changes in > /etc/rc.conf and "reload" those changes to ensure everything is in a > known state? From what I can determine, running netif stop/start > would work, but would require I do that locally. You could also use the alias featue, adding the new ip, sshing into the new ip, and dump the old ip. ** Though I haven't tried this method personally. ** HTH cya Andrew > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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