On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 13:30, Analog Kid wrote: >Hi, > > I use FC3 both at work and at home. At work I have a STATIC IP > address and at home I have a DYNAMIC IP (DHCP) internet connection. > > Everyday when I reach work (or get back home) I edit the > "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0" file in order to change > from DHCP to static IP (or vice versa) after I start FC3 and then > restart the system for the new network settings to take effect. > > Is there a command I can run to restart the network detection > process without rebooting once I edit the ifcfg-eth0 file? Sid, After you finish editing ifcfg-eth0, as root: # ifdown eth0 ; ifup eth0 ; ifconfig eth0 This will disable, then re-enable it with the new settings, and report the status of your network interface. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL
