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Date:      Mon, 03 Apr 2000 06:22:49 -0400
From:      Otter <otter@otter.cc>
To:        Greg Quinlan <gwq_uk@yahoo.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Startup Configuration Info
Message-ID:  <38E870F9.B4A75A59@otter.cc>
References:  <20000403090709.6347.qmail@web1406.mail.yahoo.com>

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Greg Quinlan wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I know this sounds like a simple question, but how can
> I display the kernel startup configuration (ie. what
> devices have been configured in a custom kernel)
> 
> If:
> 
> 1. I have lost the original custom kernel
> configuration file.

Why do you need it? Building custom kernels require a reboot. (see your
#3)

> 2. Can not use 'dmesg' (as it is full of arp errors,
> and nothing else)

try /var/run/dmesg.boot it should be the same as the info reported by
dmesg output at boot time

> 3. Can not restart the machine to write down any of
> the info'! (as it is a crucial network gateway)
> 
> Also how can I switch off errors such as:
> 
> arp: 195.105.x.x is on xl0 but got reply from
> 00:a0:24:4d:2d:95 on xl
> 
> (Someone has shifted a PC to another subnet, but not
> changed its' IP address. I am being bombarded with
> errors on the console (and in the output for 'dmesg'),
> but can not locate the PC.)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Greg
> 
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