Removing an IP address from a network interface in macOS
TL;DR
Remove an IP address from an interface in macOS:
jemurray@mbp-2019:~ $ sudo ifconfig en0 delete 172.20.10.4
Password:
Details
A network interface can contain multiple IP address:
jemurray@mbp-2019:~ $ ifconfig en0
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
ether f0:18:98:9b:b5:b2
inet6 fe80::1cd4:4e32:efbe:c0b9%en0 prefixlen 64 secured scopeid 0x6
inet6 2600:380:643d:1845:fd:56c8:ea95:642d prefixlen 64 autoconf secured
inet6 2600:380:643d:1845:2c19:1a54:5f49:b13e prefixlen 64 autoconf temporary
inet 172.20.10.4 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 172.20.10.15
nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
media: autoselect
status: active
To remove a single IP, us the ifconfig
command with the delete
option:
jemurray@mbp-2019:~ $ sudo ifconfig en0 delete 172.20.10.4
Password:
The address is removed:
jemurray@mbp-2019:~ $ ifconfig en0
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=400<CHANNEL_IO>
ether f0:18:98:9b:b5:b2
inet6 fe80::1cd4:4e32:efbe:c0b9%en0 prefixlen 64 secured scopeid 0x6
inet6 2600:380:643d:1845:fd:56c8:ea95:642d prefixlen 64 autoconf secured
inet6 2600:380:643d:1845:2c19:1a54:5f49:b13e prefixlen 64 autoconf temporary
nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
media: autoselect
status: active
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