Interface Up Down Command

Jan 2023

Introduction

Bringing network interfaces UP and DOWN in Alma Linux 8 is different from what we were used to in CentOS (7.x). The Network Scripts were deprecated in Red Hat 8 (So Alma Linux 8 and CentOS 8).

Set Network Interface Down

To set a network interface down on Alma Linux 8 you need to use the following:

ip link set {interface name} down
e.g.
ip link set eno2 down

Set Network Interface Up

To set a network interface down on Alma Linux 8 you need to use the following:

ip link set {interface name} up
e.g.
ip link set eno2 up