From owner-freebsd-security Sat Apr 12 03:52:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id DAA25716 for security-outgoing; Sat, 12 Apr 1997 03:52:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unique.usn.blaze.net.au (unique.usn.blaze.net.au [203.17.53.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA25711; Sat, 12 Apr 1997 03:52:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from davidn@localhost) by unique.usn.blaze.net.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA28988; Sat, 12 Apr 1997 20:51:59 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <19970412205159.29664@usn.blaze.net.au> Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 20:51:59 +1000 From: David Nugent To: Michael Smith Cc: trig@netlink.co.uk, mike@NetworX.ie, rama@easynet.fr, security@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Virutal Interfaces how ?? References: <199704111924.UAA02103@bastion.netlink.co.uk> <199704120548.PAA08378@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.69e In-Reply-To: <199704120548.PAA08378@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>; from Michael Smith on Sat Apr 12 15:18:29 EST 1997 Sender: owner-security@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat Apr 12 15:18:29 EST 1997, Michael Smith writes: > Christiaan Keet stands accused of saying: > > > > > > If alias is on different IP network: > > > # ifconfig ed0 inet 194.9.12.99 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias > > > > We use this quite extensively, but is there any way of de-configuring > > one of these aliases without rebooting the machine? With Linux you > > can just do an 'ifconfig ed0 down' I believe. > > ifconfig ed0 delete > > will remove one alias at a time. And starts with the primary IP. :-) > Not perhaps as nice as being able to delete a nominated alias, > but it can be adequate. ifconfig ed0 -alias ^ works fine. Regards, David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@freebsd.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/