From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 20 09:53:53 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A7DA16A401 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:53:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from evil_ftw@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay104-f33.bay104.hotmail.com [65.54.175.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB01D43D45 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:53:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from evil_ftw@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:53:52 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.175.200 by by104fd.bay104.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:53:49 GMT X-Originating-IP: [85.239.177.182] X-Originating-Email: [evil_ftw@hotmail.com] X-Sender: evil_ftw@hotmail.com From: "Evil I_Am" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:53:49 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Mar 2006 09:53:52.0202 (UTC) FILETIME=[31944AA0:01C64C04] Subject: Automatic interface down X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:53:53 -0000 Hi I'd like to know if there is a way to automatically put a net interface down when the cable is unplugged. I know i could make a cronned job to check for it periodically,but i see this as a last restort Hi and thx Ivan