Remove setup on Mac OSX

[mctaguma]

Hi there,

I'm running the latest version of Mac OSX Snow Leopard. How do I remove the gif0 interface using ifconfig?

I tried doing the following, resulting in an error:

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MattsMacBook:~ matthewm$ sudo ifconfig gif0 destroy
Password:
ifconfig: SIOCIFDESTROY: Invalid argument

I may want to use this again, but I'm applying for an IPv6 trial with my ISP, so I want to use that.

Thanks,

Matthew

[jgeorge]

You can't destroy that interface. The easiest thing to do is ifconfig it down and it doesn't matter at that point what config it has, as long as it's down it shouldn't affect anything.

Cheers,

Joe

[heffeque]

I did it for testing on my MacBook and it's working ok, but I use it in a lot of different places so I can't be doing the...

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ifconfig gif0 tunnel MYIP 216.66.84.42
...every time I connect to a new place (and changing it on the webpage too!)

Now that I know how it works and that it works ok... how to ifconfig it down?

[jgeorge]

"sudo ifconfig gif0 down" should disable the interface and keep it down even after you reboot. You can't make the interface "go away" but if it's down it won't matter what the config is it'll be completely ignored by the OS.

Cheers,

Joe

[heffeque]

Yeah, just figured that out. I panicked and didn't remember I actually know how to use the "man" command (rolling eyes).
Sorry for wasting your time, although maybe this info will be useful for someone else :)

Thanks a lot!

[whfsdude]

It's either

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ifconfig deletetunnel gif0

or

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ifconfig gif0 deletetunnel

I can't remember so try them both. :D