etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
is the file containing your ip adress ...
the hosts file is just how to look a name up ... not a configuration thang'
do more on the file above and you will see that darn ip that wont goaway ...
At 05:41 PM 4/19/98 GMT+1000, you wrote:
> Dear All,
>
>I can't seem to change the IP number of a Redhat 4.2 box. All the files
>/etc/hosts etc all have the new number but rebooting the computer always
>leads to its using its old IP number.
>
>netcfg reports that the new number has been set. It just diesn't work.
>
>Any clues
>
>Cheers
>
>Rees
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