On my box the commands are also shortened to ifup and ifdown.
Ty
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On 10/23/99, 7:46:21 PM, John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
regarding Re: [newbie] How do I bring eth0 down?:
> On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > I have a Linux server that I use for IP Masq. I wish to bring the
ethernet
> > card to the outside down before lowering my firewall to do work on the
> > server. (I have has a LOT of attacks.)
> >
> > I would just unplug the cable modem but when I do that there are a lot
of
> > time out problems (delays) I was hoping that I could avoid these by
taking
> > the eth0 card off-line. (It may not help but It's worth a try.)
> >
> > Can someone tell me how to bring this card down (and back up.)
without
> > rebooting the server?
> >
> Su to root, type "ifconfig eth0 down" :-) That should do it. Then,
> when you're ready to plug it all back up, "ifconfig eth0 up" :-)
> John
