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From: "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@zx2c4.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 19:49:54 +0100
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Subject: Re: What are the options for stopping and starting?
To: Whit Blauvelt <whit@transpect.com>
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On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Whit Blauvelt <whit@transpect.com> wrote:
> Yes, removing the link should disable it. But that's overkill. Assuming I
> want to leave the device in place, and the IP assignments there for
> subsequent use by WireGuard, is there a simple way to shut WireGuard off,
> without tearing down more than required?

Answered earlier: `ip link set wg0 down`.

Come on into #wireguard and we can give you a hand with your
particular configuration needs.

Jason