Re: Network configuration

[Navan Carson <navan_c_(_at_)_yahoo_(_dot_)_com>]

Without knowning the details of your setup, I offer this:

from DHCLIENT(8)
 The dhclient utility provides a means for configuring network interfaces
 using DHCP, BOOTP, or if these protocols fail, by statically assigning an
 address.

On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 06:54:23PM -0400, Jim Rees wrote:
>   i've been hapy with a nice lowtech solution, two hostname.if files,
>   one is hostname.if.dhcp the other hostname.if.wrk
> 
> The problem with this approach is that the change requires a reboot.
> 
> I would like to see a more general approach to the problem.  I use shell
> scripts but that's too ad-hoc.
> 
> Do any of the other BSDs have a good way to change network attachment points
> on the fly?