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- From: claym@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com
- Subject: Re: stopping busy network adapters (3.1.5)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug29.012250.17143@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com>
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- References: <199208272057.AA15623@cc.ysu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 01:22:50 GMT
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- In article <199208272057.AA15623@cc.ysu.edu> MWE@IB.RL.AC.UK (Mike Ellwood) writes:
- >If one needs to change the parameters of a network adapter/interface,
- >with smit/chdev, it usually responds that it's busy so you can't.
- >
- >I know you can use the -P option to commit to the database, then
- >shutdown and re-ipl, but is there ANY way one can make such
- >devices unbusy? (clean and painless way I mean).
- >
- >Thankyou.
- >(mwe@ib.ac.rl.uk)
- >
- >(I know in the case of an Ethernet adapter, one can also 'remove' it
- > and start from scratch, which is also a bit drastic, though at
- > least saves an IPL; I'm not sure if this works with x.25s.)
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- Before I change any ODM attributes on a network device, I always say:
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- # ifconfig <interface name> down detach
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- Then I'm able to change the attributes without the busy message.
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