How to restart Linux network service

Sometime you may need to update your network immediately, e.g. DHCP and IP under a virtualization software, ... so on. The fastest way is to restart the network service.

You need to login as root user before using the following commands!!!

RedHat Linux command to reload or restart network:

# To restart Linux network service:
$ service network restart
or
$ /etc/init.d/network restart

# To start Linux network service:
$ service network start

# To stop Linux network service:
$ service network stop

Debian Linux command to reload or restart network:

# To restart Linux network service:
$ /etc/init.d/networking restart

# To start Linux network service:
$ /etc/init.d/networking start

# To stop Linux network service:
$ /etc/init.d/networking stop

Ubuntu Linux user use sudo command with above Debian Linux command:

# To restart Linux network service:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

# To start Linux network service:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking start

# To stop Linux network service:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop

Credit: http://theos.in/desktop-linux/tip-that-matters/how-do-i-restart-linux-network-service/