Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:57:02 +0200 From: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: "late filesystems" and switching net configs Message-ID: <468B60DE.8020203@boosten.org> In-Reply-To: <1183539018.1213.7.camel@localhost> References: <20070704052737.GB40018@demeter.hydra> <468B374D.3020202@boosten.org> <1183539018.1213.7.camel@localhost>
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Tom Evans wrote: > On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 07:59 +0200, Peter Boosten wrote: >> Chad Perrin wrote: >>> I have a couple of niggling little, er, "quirks" that I'd like to get >>> sorted out on my FreeBSD Thinkpad. >>> >>> 2. For some reason, if I use DHCP at all then want to switch back to my >>> static IP setup, I have to restart the computer to get it to access the >>> Internet. I haven't been able to figure out why. If I recall >>> correctly, I can switch to static IP on bge0 and access other systems >>> on the network, but I can't do anything related to the Internet. Yes, >>> by the way, I am checking to make sure the contents of resolv.conf are >>> correct. >>> >> Check your default gateway when switching from DHCP to static. IIRC a >> /etc/rc.d/netif stop/start will recreate the default route. >> >> Peter > > Not as I recall though. You will need to do a /etc/rc.d/routing restart > if your default router changes. The only time you might not need it is > when your routes are setup via DHCP. > Correction: netif start/stop will _NOT_ recreate the default route... it was a bit early for me :-) Peter -- http://www.boosten.org
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