ifconfig , ifdown, ifup

deci007 · 11-11-2009, 11:22 PM

hi there

the ethernet wire was out of the pc when the system started.

Code:

#ifconfig
#ifconfig -a

i did not get any ip for eth0.
i plug the cable into the pc

Code:

#ifdown eth0
#ifup eth0

now the ip address is assigned to eth0

Question is : IS this right way to bring ethernet down and then bring up in case of any problem with NIC?

thanks

eth1 · 11-12-2009, 12:06 AM

Yes, that's correct. You can also restart the network service which will restart all the services/interfaces.

Quote:

/etc/init.d/network restart

deci007 · 11-13-2009, 01:00 AM

thanks