Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:02:36 -0700 From: freebsd@dreamchaser.org To: Yuri Pankov <yuri.pankov@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ifconfig -- how to remove address and mask? Message-ID: <4726D70C.8070102@dreamchaser.org> In-Reply-To: <4726A5A1.2090400@dreamchaser.org> References: <47255E38.9020406@dreamchaser.org> <1193710374.1212.8.camel@darklight.org.ru> <4726A5A1.2090400@dreamchaser.org>
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I stand corrected. ifconfig <interface> delete did the job; destroy is what failed. Thanks. > I tried delete, but it only works for *additional* ip addresses added > using the alias command, not the original, primary one. I can't > remember the error message. > > Yuri Pankov wrote: >> On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 21:14 -0700, freebsd@dreamchaser.org wrote: >>> running 6.1, >>> >>> Is there a way to bring an interface down and remove the ipaddr and >>> mask? >>> I've tried ifconfig destroy with no effect, and I'm getting tired of >>> twiddling rc.conf and rebooting... >>> >>> The problem arises when testing a new configuration where an existing >>> interface has an assigned ip addr, and is then changed to be used with >>> pppoe. The routine tables get really confused... > ... >> Try ifconfig <interface> delete. >
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