-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 21/05/12 15:54, Doug Lytle wrote: >>> I'm trying to set up a NAS server, and the built-in address is >>> not on the same subnet as my LAN, so I need to temporarily >>> change the address of this netbook so that I can run the >>> configuration. > Thanks for the speedy reply.
> Easy enough to do from the command line, as root: > > if your NAS is on 192.168.0.1, you can put your notebook at > 192.168.0.100 with: > > ifconfig eth0:temp 192.168.0.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > Now your netbook would have 2 ip addresses, one under eth0 and one > under eth0:temp > > To remove the eth0:temp would be: > > ifconfig eth0:temp down > I guess that I have to remove NetworkManager control before doing this? And then "ifdown eth0" before calling up eth0:temp? I wonder of NM was the problem all the time. Anne -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk+6Wa4ACgkQj93fyh4cnBfLTQCbBNmgbgKir5JJ4NF9JEHH1uyq sksAnibpnAkxKuxf8ZHQnUg9q3m5iS2x =tI/9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
