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If you are unable to shutdown or reboot a linux server by invoking the shutdown command, try this. Force Reboot : echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger Force Shutdown echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq echo o > /proc/sysrq-trigger

Install the userspace tool sudo apt-get install vlan load the module sudo modprobe 8021q Create the vlan interface sudo vconfig add eth0 10 Assign an IP address if required sudo ifconfig eth0.10 10.1.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 or sudo ip address 10.1.1.1/24 dev eth0.10 label eth0.10 The label keyword is necessary for the interface to show up in ifconfig add the module 8021q to load at boot time nano /etc/modules Make IP configuration permanent nano /etc/network/interfaces and add auto eth0.10 iface eth0.10 inet static address 10.1.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 10.1.1.0 broadcast 10.1.1.255 gateway 10.1.1.254 vlan-raw-device eth0 (ignored if raw device specified in interface name as above) To bring up interface without IP address auto eth0.10 iface eth0.10 inet manual up ifconfig eth0.10 up