[wplug] networking question

[Robert Dale]

On Tue, 15 May 2001, Doug Green wrote:

> 1) Is there a way to set up the /etc/sysconfig/network file so that I 
> don't have to change the gateway manually every time? At home I need to 

You can remove the GATEWAY line in /etc/sysconfig/network and use it
per interface in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*.

> 2) How do I restart networking services without rebooting? I tried 
> ifconfig eth0 down (and up) which brought the interface down and up, but 
> didn't really read the scripts again. Is there something like "service 
> network restart"?? Thanks!

ifdown eth0; ifup eth0

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Robert Dale

wplug member since 1998