LINUX - IP LINK SET Commands To Bring Down and Bring Up Interfaces (How To Doc) ("ip link" Command)

Below are ip link set commands to use to bring down and bring up network interfaces.

ip link set command to bring down network interface

ip link set dev <interface/slave> down

ip link set command to bring up network interface

ip link set dev <interface/slave> up

You can check the status of the interface by running below command.

 cat /proc/net/bonding/<interface>

Products to which Article Applies

All Linux Operating Systems

Additional Reference

https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/ch05s02.html

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