manual network config

chosmer · 07-25-2002, 09:15 PM

I always use netconf (RH6.x) or neat (RH7.2) to configure IP settings. Sometimes when I
change them, they dont take immediately, even when I do a network restart. Is there a way
I can change the configs of my NIC manually? (IE a file to edit?)

Thanks

jeremy · 07-25-2002, 09:33 PM

You can use ifconfig to change the ip/netmask/mtu/whatever on a NIC.

http://man.linuxquestions.org/index....ction=0&type=2

--jeremy

chosmer · 07-26-2002, 08:26 AM

Cool...I found the man page and have used IFconfig to bring the interface up and down....Is this the same thing that happens when I do a Network Restart?

Is Ifconfig the lowest level in which the interface can be addressed? (in other words...does it change something in a file I can edit with a text editor?)

dnar · 07-26-2002, 09:46 AM

On RedHat, you edit (as root) /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg_eth0 and then restart networking with (as root):

Code:

/etc/init.d/network restart