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Old 07-30-2006, 08:52 AM   #1
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change ip by command line


I am using suse 10.1 with static ip address 192.168.40.100.
And I want to change ip by command line permanently.How can I do?
 
Old 07-30-2006, 09:57 AM   #2
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Which distro are you using? See if you have a /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 file. You need to su to root to edit it. ( Note: I'm guessing that your interface is named eth0 )

Change the IP address listed after "IPADDR=".
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from the ifcfg.template file:
# If using a static configuration you have to set an IP address and a netmask
# or prefix length. The following examples are equivalent:
# 1) IPADDR=192.168.1.1
# NETMASK=255.255.255.0
# 2) IPADDR=192.168.1.1
# PREFIXLEN=24 # NETMASK will be ignored
# 3) IPADDR=192.168.1.1/24 # NETMASK and PREFIXLEN will be ignored
 
Old 07-31-2006, 10:53 AM   #3
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/sbin/ifconfig eth0 new.ip.goes.here

this will only change it for the time being, at reboot it gets reset to the ip in sysconfig/ifcfg-eth0 (above)
 
Old 08-31-2006, 07:19 PM   #4
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Hi,

Can someone help me and tell me how to implement this on Ubuntu? I have been taking a look at /etc/sysctl.conf, /etc/init.d/networking and the different files in /etc/network but I haven't yet been able to figure out how to do this permanently.

Thanks a lot
Sudipta
 
Old 08-31-2006, 10:14 PM   #5
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can't tell you exactly where it is, but likely in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts there will be a file ifcfg-eth0.

Edit that file to the new ip. If you need details on how to do it, post that file here and I'll help you.
 
Old 09-07-2006, 05:29 PM   #6
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Umm.. nothing like /etc/sysconfig in Ubuntu. Any pointers to what the equivalent of that directory is in Ubuntu?
 
Old 09-07-2006, 05:44 PM   #7
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as root do: updatedb
then do: locate ifcfg

so edit ifcfg-eth0 (post it if you still need help)
 
Old 09-07-2006, 06:11 PM   #8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crep
as root do: updatedb
then do: locate ifcfg

so edit ifcfg-eth0 (post it if you still need help)
Crep, hey!

Thanks for the help. Even after the updatedb nothing was found: even tried a find . -name and left it for 2 hours to come back with no such file.

However, I found what I was looking for: as it turns out, Ubuntu systems use /etc/network/interfaces to maintain ip addresses and all, and so I edited that file manually and could get the system to change its ip address.

Thanks for all the help, though: I appreciate
 
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glad you got it
 
  


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