On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:17:41 -0600, gp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /I normally use netconfig to change IP our my Linux box. But when I > check it with ifconfig after clicking OK I still have the old IP > address. What I do is to restart the box before I get to see the new IP > applied. How do I change the IP address without re-starting the > computer. Btw I use Red Hat. Thanks for your help. > /
At the bash prompt as root: ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.123 netmask 255.255.255.0 The change takes effect instantly. If you need to change the default gateway as well: route del default gw 192.168.0.1 eth0 route add default gw 192.168.1.1 eth0 Changes are instant too, of course. Contrast with Windoze XP, which seems to hang and take anywhere from 10 to 60 seconds when you change your static IP address. Not trolling, but I've been wondering for some time how that operation could take so long. In Mac OSX (being UNIX under the hood) changes are instant too. -bodgie -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
