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From: Adam Carter <Adam.Carter@×××××××××.au>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] New eth.0/openrc setup - I'm confused
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 04:47:38
Message-Id: 707E41AE68E444499861C6B248AB8684533BD868BA@excprdmbxw002.optus.com.au
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] New eth.0/openrc setup - I'm confused by reader@newsguy.com
1 > # /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart
2 > * ERROR: net.eth0 has been stopped by something else
3 >
4 > # /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start
5 > * WARNING: net.eth0 has already been started
6 >
7 > meantime netstat indicates no changes at all.. eth0 is up throughout.
8
9 Do this;
10 /etc/init.d/net.eth0 stop
11 - verify the interface is down, if its not maybe just 'ifconfig eth0 down' it
12 /etc/init.d/net.eth0 zap
13 /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start
14
15 FWIW, zap forces the status to down even if the service mgmt thingy thinks its up.
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