On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:22:11 -0400 Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote:
> > Months ago I installed Jessie + xfce on a laptop and assigned a static > > ip address to eth0. Now I have forgotten the ip address and need to > > know it before I plug it into my local network. > > The address is not in /etc/hosts, and there is no Network Manager > > Applet in the panel. > > How can I determine the address without reinstalling? > Try reading "cat /etc/network/interfaces". Its a text file. Or, as root, run # ifconfig Cheers, Ron. -- A man will give up almost anything except his suffering. -- John Cleese -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org --