IP address change

[Christos_7]

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?

[Michael Steele_2]

No - its stored in the kernel

[Jean-Louis Phelix]

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.

[Hai Nguyen_1]

Christos,

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

Hai

[T. M. Louah]

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

Cheers,

[Pete Randall]

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


Pete

[T G Manikandan]

The best way is to use

#set_parms ip_address

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


Thanks

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

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...

[Elena Leontieva]

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.

[Caesar_3]

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