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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] Networking question
From:       Gene Heskett <gheskett () wdtv ! com>
Date:       2003-11-29 11:49:10
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On Saturday 29 November 2003 00:48, Wyatt M. Portendt wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I'm new to Linux and use Mandrake 9.1.  All had been well enough and
> I've been able to use Mandrake and KDE with no major malfunctions. 
> However, I changed my LAN at the router from DHCP to static
> addresses.  All the Windows machines are fine including the dual
> boot Windows portion of this machine, but I can't figure out how to
> change the IP settings in Linux.  Do I have to reinstall?  I'm very
> new, so please be patient and explicit. Thanks.

You shouldn't have to do more than reboot, after editing your 
/etc/sysconfig/networking-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to reflect the new 
status.

Here, as I'm on DSL, that file contains an extra command to set the 
MTU down from its default of 1500 bytes to make room for the PPPoE 
headers 8 bytes.

So mine looks like this, for this machine:
------------------------
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.71.3
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.71.1
MTU=1492
----------------------------------

You should have a manpage on ifcfg to explain the gory details.

Also, make sure the /etc/hosts file is uptodate if you aren't running 
a local dns, aka named.

-- 
Cheers, gene
gheskett at wdtv dot com
99.27% setiathome rank, not too bad for a WV hillbilly
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