On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 22:46:41 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> > ifup/ifdown will always do what their names imply. You would need to > have knowledge of the interfaces on your machine to use the commands. > A sticky-note might help. :) > > > So - some lateral thinking. Mark every interface (apart from lo) auto > *and* 'allow-hotplug'. '/etc/init.d/networking restart' or > '/etc/init.d/networking start' would now work. Does that address your > query? > > There are two schools of thought about this. One is that it is bad, > the other is that it is ok. > > Thank you, I knew some of this and since I haven't needed a networking restart for some time, probably over a year, I haven't needed to investigate in detail. But I've needed to do it several times in the past, and probably will again. The issue will only arise with something complicated i.e. a server. Mine has two Ethernet NICs with static addresses, plus a changing assortment of VM and VPN endpoints, which of course aren't listed in interfaces. I have a feeling that if I do something drastic enough to need a networking restart, I'll now need to reboot to be sure. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110708094650.6c2f4...@jresid.jretrading.com
