On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Zach Fine wrote:

> It's always bugged me that instructions for setting up networking
> invariably ask users to reboot their machine. AFAIK this is completely
> unnecesary for NetBSD, all that needs to be done is to take one's
> machine off the network and then run 'sh /etc/netstart' again.  Maybe
> it would be worthwhile to develop a /etc/netstop script to make the
> process easier.
> 
> Am I missing something? Is it really necessary to reboot one's machine
> as if it were a Mac or Wintel box? Wouldn't a couple of 'ifconfig ep#
> delete' type commands clear all the old settings?
> 
	Its frequently just easier to reboot the machine to ensure
	everything is working OK.
	I think as people gain experience they tend to try to avoid it :)

		David/absolute

	"Shall I be tempted by the devil thus?"
	"Yes, if the devil tempt you to do good..."