Thanks, that is all I need. Robert Maynard Rhyu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Shao Zhang wrote: > > > hi, > > How do I change the ip address of my machine without rebooting? > > > > I did an > > > > ifconfig eth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xx netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast > > xxx.xxx.xxx.255 > > > > But it does not seem to be enough. After the above command, I > > cannot telnet to anywhere unless I do a reboot... > > > > Can someone please help me?? > > You must take down the interface prior to assigning it a new IP address: > > # ifconfig eth0 down > > Check the output of ifconfig (without arguments) to ensure the interface > is down... > > Then bring up the interface with the new IP address as you've outlined > above. > > Check the output of ifconfig (again, without arguments) to ensure the > interface is up and has the proper IP address/netmask/etc. > > Be sure to edit /etc/init.d/network and /etc/hosts to reflect your > changes if you intend to keep your new IP address. > > HTH, > Robert. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Shao. > > > > -- > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > Shao Zhang - Running Debian 2.1 ___ _ _____ > > Department of Communications / __| |_ __ _ ___ |_ / |_ __ _ _ _ __ > > _ > > University of New South Wales \__ \ ' \/ _` / _ \ / /| ' \/ _` | ' \/ _` > > | > > Sydney, Australia |___/_||_\__,_\___/ /___|_||_\__,_|_||_\__, > > | > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > |___/ > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > >
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