Reconfiguring network interfaces

[Andrew D]

David Allen wrote:
> I need to make several wholesale changes to a few different systems,
> and I'd prefer to do it over SSH without losing connectivity where
> possible.  I know I can use ifconfig, or edit /etc/rc.conf directly
> and reboot, but is there a canonical way to make the changes in
> /etc/rc.conf and "reload" those changes to ensure everything is in a
> known state?  From what I can determine, running netif stop/start
> would work, but would require I do that locally.

You could also use the alias featue, adding the new ip, sshing into the 
new ip, and dump the old ip.

** Though I haven't tried this method personally. **

HTH
cya
Andrew

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