On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Ashwin Kutty wrote: > > Try.. > > man ifconfig
while ifconfig is the system utility that controls ethernet interfaces, the clean way to do this is by editing the configuration files for the ethernet interfaces: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and to restart, use the scripts: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown eth0 and ifup eth0 The dhcp-client version format of ifcfg-eth0 should look like: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROT=dhcp ONBOOT=yes A static IP version looks like: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=none IPADDR=192.168.1.221 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 ONBOOT=yes If you are going to make a backup of the current ifcfg-eth0 file, I suggest you don't name it something like: _ifcfg-eth0 (not ifcfg-eth0.bak) you could also have GATEWAY= set here, but this may be set else where are by the route add default command, or it may be set in /etc/sysconfig/network file along with system hostname). The scripts: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup and ifdown can can be used to "restart" your ethernet card cleanly: if-down eth0 if-up eth0 ifconfig (lists eth0 status) If you are not going to use a *tool or gui to configure stuff on Linux, then it's good to learn what the configuration files are (they are generally text files or are re-created from text files) and can be hand-edited. That way you always know exactly what you've done to your system. I always do it this way, since I have learned over the years to NEVER trust a GUI config tool, even (especially?) my own! > > On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, [iso-8859-1] cana rich wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Is some one know what is the command line to > > change the IP address, the netmask ? > > > > THanks for your help. > > > > Canarich > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! > > Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > --- > "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its > limits." - Albert Einstein > > Ashwin > kutty.. > Systems Administrator > Dalhousie University Libraries > (902) 494-2694 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- *************************************************************************** Jerry Winegarden OIT/Technical Support Duke University [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www-jerry.oit.duke.edu *************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
