Restart network
 

Is there a way to reboot the network, reload all the configs files if they have been modified, without restarting the whole computer?

Re: Restart network
 

Sure but what do you mean by "rebooting the network"? You want to release your ip address? Refresh the routing tables?

no i just want the new config files to take effect. Whenever i edit them i have to restart and that takes five minutes on my computer (486). There must be an easier way to do this then to restart.

What config files? Everyone has a different way of being updated...

i mean like resolv.conf, and hostname.<if>

resolv.conf

No need to update anything. The next nameserver request will use the new values.

hostname.* files. Say ep0 for this case.

ifconfig ep0 [the commands you put in the file]

You might need to bring ep0 down and then up in a very rare case... but even that shouldn't be needed.

what if i unplug the ethernet cable and plug it back in. How do i get it start back up.

It should work automatically. There shouldn't be any need at all to restart anything if you unplug the cable and plug it back in.

Even with dhcp, i know on linux you have to type dhcpd to get it back up

I thought you could just execute, 'netstart' in /etc.