diff --git a/pve-network.adoc b/pve-network.adoc index af3489e..99fe3c2 100644 --- a/pve-network.adoc +++ b/pve-network.adoc @@ -29,34 +29,23 @@ inaccessible. Reboot Node to apply ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -With the default installed `ifupdown` network managing package you need to -reboot to commit any pending network changes. Most of the time, the basic {pve} -network setup is stable and does not change often, so rebooting should not be -required often. +One way to apply a new network configuration is to reboot the node. Reload Network with ifupdown2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -With the optional `ifupdown2` network managing package you also can reload the -network configuration live, without requiring a reboot. +With the 'ifupdown2' package (default since {pve} 7), it is possible to apply +network configuration changes without a reboot. If you change the network +configuration via the GUI, you can click the 'Apply Configuration' button. Run +the following command if you make changes directly to the +`/etc/network/interfaces` file: -Since {pve} 6.1 you can apply pending network changes over the web-interface, -using the 'Apply Configuration' button in the 'Network' panel of a node. +---- + ifreload -a +---- -To install 'ifupdown2' ensure you have the latest {pve} updates installed, then - -WARNING: installing 'ifupdown2' will remove 'ifupdown', but as the removal -scripts of 'ifupdown' before version '0.8.35+pve1' have a issue where network -is fully stopped on removal footnote:[Introduced with Debian Buster: -https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=945877] you *must* ensure -that you have a up to date 'ifupdown' package version. - -For the installation itself you can then simply do: - - apt install ifupdown2 - -With that you're all set. You can also switch back to the 'ifupdown' variant at -any time, if you run into issues. +NOTE: If you installed {pve} on top of Debian, make sure 'ifupdown2' is +installed: 'apt install ifupdown2' Naming Conventions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~