On Thursday 05 September 2002 05:06 am, you wrote: > Reboot!!! This is not Windows you know! > > To assign an IP address just use > > ifconfig (see man ifconfig for syntax) > > To make the interface active > > ifup eth0 > > These settings will not be saved. > > > Alternatively you could just run the configuration wizard in Mandrake > Control Centre > The wizard writes the configuration file > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 which will be used to > configure the interface at boot time. > You can if you wish edit the file directly. > > derek > > On Thursday 05 Sep 2002 5:21 am, Duke Glover wrote: > > Hello Mandrake godz, > > > > I am running Mandrake 8.2. Is there any way I can statically assign an > > IP to an eth interface and bring the interface online without having to > > reboot ? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Duke ehh.. (as root, without the quotes, in a text console) "ifdown eth0" [enter] brings the network card eth0 offline "ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.4"[enter] sets the ip to 10.0.0.4 "ifup eth0" [enter] brings the InterFace (netcard) back "on-line" with the new IP numbers
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