Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:39:19 +0000 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, thefett@negativemass.com Subject: Re: Changing the IP address on a FreeBSD machine? Message-ID: <19990325183919.A1009@scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199903251524.JAA10186@plains.NoDak.edu> References: <199903251524.JAA10186@plains.NoDak.edu>
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Mark Tinguely wrote: > if you are running a desktop machine, it is easier to change the address > in the ifconfig_XX# line of the file /etc/rc.conf (2.2.X) or > /etc/defaults/rc.conf (3.X) and reboot, but that may not be an option > for those running servers. You should not change anything in /etc/defaults, as I understand it, hence the name. Settings in that file can be overridden from /etc/rc.conf, which is the Right Thing to do. -- Ben Smithurst ben@scientia.demon.co.uk send a blank message to ben+pgp@scientia.demon.co.uk for PGP key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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