Assigning a new IP address--L1000

[Kathleen]

How do I go about changing the currently assigned IP address on my L class to a new IP address?

[Craig Rants · Accepted solution]

You can use the ifconfig command to change the ip address temporarily.

To change permanently, edit /etc/rc.config.d/netconf and modify things like default router netmask ip etc... until your have made all the proper substitutions. This file is read when the system boots up and will ensure your changes are good.

GL,
C

[Ian Dennison_1]

Use the 'set_parms' utility and modify DNS/hosts file entries, along with possibly the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file (SAM is also good for this).

Cheers, Ian Dennison

[Alex Glennie]

#set_parms ip_address

& check with nslookup that hostname and ip address resolution are working afterwards .

[Patrick Wallek]

The easiest way:

# set_parms ip_address

The other way is to edit the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file and the /etc/hosts file.

Be sure you change the IP in your DNS server, if you have one and also in NIS/NIS+ if you happen to use either one of those.

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,

Hi Bill,

There are couple of ways to change the IP Address.

- set_parms ip_address (for IP) and set_parms addl_netwrk
You can also use ifconfig lan? IP_ADDRESS netmask; route add
SAM is the easy method to change IP !
Or Manually edit the following
a) /etc/rc.config.d/netconf
b) Edit /etc/hosts and keep the entry for the host
c) /sbin/init.d/net stop; /sbin/init.d/net start

-Goodluck,
-USA..

[Sandip Ghosh]

Hi Cathleen,

You can apply this command. It will ask you about what all you want to set.

# set_parms
Usage: set_parms
Where can be:
hostname
timezone
date_time
root_passwd
ip_address
addl_netwrk
font_c-s
or initial (for entire initial boot-time dialog sequence)

Ahter changing the parameter it will reset the Server.

Sandip

[Marco Santerre]

just used
ifconfig lancard inet new IP address netmask new netmask up

and change /etc/rc.config.d/netconf to reflect your new changes

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Kathleen,

Use "/sbin/set_parms ip_address" to change the ip address of the system.

The other options are
hostname : set hostname
timezone : set timezone
date_time : set time and date
root_passwd : set root password
addl_netwrk : set additional network / DNS / NIS info
initial : Reconfigure all install time options.

hope this helps.

Regds

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Oops..Sorry I got confused with the Name.. Infact I was posting answer to some one else.

[Marco Santerre]

Sorry forgot that HTML wasn't working here..

[James George_1]

Use the set_parms utility and will this will
guide you through ! you can also change it manually, by editing /etc/rc.config.d/netconf and your hosts file. remeber to start the net daemon after everything is done. /sbin/init.d/net start / stop