topic Re: IP address change in Operating System - HP-UX

IP address change

Christos_7 — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:39:10 GMT

I will change the ip address (modify /etc/hosts and /etc/rc.config.d/netconfig files) of a b2600 workstation with 10.20. Can I make the new IP active without rebooting the workstation?

Re: IP address change

Michael Steele_2 — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:40:10 GMT

No - its stored in the kernel

Re: IP address change

Jean-Louis Phelix — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:41:56 GMT

Hi,

I think that you should rather use "set_parms ip_address" to do this. And also, I would strongly advise a reboot after that ...

Regards.

Re: IP address change

Hai Nguyen_1 — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:42:47 GMT

Christos,

I think you may change it without having to reboot the workstation.

Hai

Re: IP address change

T. M. Louah — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:42:54 GMT

It is recommended to reboot but stopping/starting the net script should do it :
# /sbin/init.d/net stop then start

Cheers,

Re: IP address change

Pete Randall — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:44:30 GMT

I'm with Jean-Louis on this. Use /sbin/set_parms ip_address and it will prompt you to re-boot: do so.

Pete

Re: IP address change

T G Manikandan — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:44:35 GMT

The best way is to use

#set_parms ip_address

which should change the ip,update the files and then reboot the workstation

Thanks

Re: IP address change

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:46:19 GMT

Hi:

Manually editting '/etc/hosts' and '/etc/rc.config.d/netconf' is one way of chaning the IPAddress, although you will need to reboot or do:

# /sbin/init.d/net start

Another way is to run:

# /sbin/set_parms ip_address

...which will reboot.

Make sure that you make any requisite changes to your GATEWAY and/or network MASK when changing your IPAddress.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: IP address change

Elena Leontieva — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:48:06 GMT

Run set_parms and see the options; make sure that IP is is the only option you want to change, then run set_parms with the option(s).
Make appropriate change on the switch if needed. Reboot. Do it from console.

Re: IP address change

Caesar_3 — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:30:20 GMT

Hello!

Ofcource you can, edit the /etc/hosts
/etc/rc.config.d/netconf
or you can use the set_params utility with
parameters you want to change ip, hostname etc.
without accepting the option of reboot.

Choose one of the ways and in the end made

/sbin/init.d/net start

And the new parameters will start to work.

Caesar