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From: tedm@agora.rdrop.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Ethernet connection not recovering after temp. loss
Date: 6 Oct 1996 16:26:27 GMT
Organization: Symantec Corp.
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In <3253DFF9.25F5@westek.net>, Jesse Kebel <jesse@westek.net> writes:
>When losing our T-1 ethernet connection, even for just a few minutes, my
>FreeBSD 2.1.5 system will not find the connection again without

Instead of rebooting, try ifconfiging down and up and see if this kick-starts
it.  Also, try using a different network adapter.