Bonno Bloksma <b.blok...@tio.nl> wrote: > I routinely add or remove ip addresses from an interface without having > to bring the physical interface up or down.
Me too. (Well, not routinely, but quite comfortably. It's very convenient when needing to talk to a new device that's got a default initial address on a completely different subnet.) > iface eth0 inet static > [...] > up ip addr add 217.114.99.206/27 broadcast 217.114.99.223 dev eth0 I have very similar lines in my interfaces file :-) Regards, Chris -- 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/144njaxk0v....@news.roaima.co.uk