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Re: Re: DHCP to static without reboot?

From bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Re: DHCP to static without reboot?
Date 2018-08-25 14:30 +0200
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On Sat, 25 Aug 2018, Mark Pavlichuk wrote:

> ifdown doesn't seem to work.  It seems to complete successfully with messages
> about a released DHCP address, but ifconfig shows the interface is still up, a
> ping will be returned etc...  Though if I try another ifdown it will say the
> interface is not configured.
> 
> If I then make configuration changes, then ifup, ifconfig will show no change.
> 
> -- 
> Mark Pavlichuk
> 
> 

Since man ifdown says the commands only work on "...network interfaces 
based on interface definitions in the file /etc/network/interfaces," my 
guess would be that you have used another method?  or altered the 
interfaces file while the iface is up?

good luck,
no need to cc: I am subscribed to the list

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DHCP to static without reboot? Mark Pavlichuk <pav5088@internode.on.net> - 2018-08-25 01:00 +0200
  Re: DHCP to static without reboot? bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-08-25 02:30 +0200
    Re: Re: DHCP to static without reboot? Mark Pavlichuk <pav5088@internode.on.net> - 2018-08-25 05:40 +0200
      Re: DHCP to static without reboot? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-08-25 10:00 +0200
        Re: DHCP to static without reboot? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-08-25 10:30 +0200
          Re: DHCP to static without reboot? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-08-25 10:50 +0200
          Re: DHCP to static without reboot? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-08-25 12:10 +0200
          Re: DHCP to static without reboot? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-08-25 12:10 +0200
      Re: Re: DHCP to static without reboot? bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-08-25 14:30 +0200
        Re: Re: Re: DHCP to static without reboot? Mark Pavlichuk <pav5088@internode.on.net> - 2018-08-26 06:10 +0200
          Re: Re: Re: DHCP to static without reboot? bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-08-26 15:20 +0200

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