Re: [newbie] How can I figure out my IP address?

And contrary to popular belief, you don't HAVE to be root to run ifconfig. The only problem is it's not in the usual users's PATH. So you'll have to either edit your PATH, or just type out the entire path location. [timh@r2d2 timh]$ /sbin/ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr

Re: [newbie] How can I figure out my IP address?

Yep. I just ran a check as user with no problems. Tim Holmes wrote: And contrary to popular belief, you don't HAVE to be root to run ifconfig. The only problem is it's not in the usual users's PATH. So you'll have to either edit your PATH, or just type out the entire path location.

Re: [newbie] How can I figure out my IP address?

Terry, Try ifconfig as the root user. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 02:56 PM 06/21/2001 -0400, Terry wrote: I'm curious .. How can I determine what my IP address is from my local

Re: [newbie] How can I figure out my IP address?

On Thursday 21 June 2001 14:56, Terry wrote: I'm curious .. How can I determine what my IP address is from my local machine? Is there a command similar to M$'s IPCONFIG command? Thanks! type ifconfig as root and you should get something like this: [root@alpha1 jeff]# ifconfig eth0