My Home Network.... Was (badly) Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Umax scanner

[Allen Flick]

My thanks again, but Jumping from room to room, I've got Slackware 7.1.0

There is no *sysconfig* subdir under *etc*.  The only thing that looks
familiar is the eth0 & eth1, wherein I recall under Unix it's le0 & le1.

Any other ideas?

"James L. Skidmore" wrote:

> I'm assuming you are using Redhat and if that is the case, you need to
> edit
> /etc/sysconfig/network &
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 &
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
>
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> On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Allen Flick wrote:
>
> > Here's a simple question for you Linux gurus out there.
> >
> > I have to change my local network designation because I need
> > to have access to my company's VPN in California, and it just
> > happens to have the same designation.
> >
> > So, I want to change the IP address of my Linux server to
> > 199.234.55.11 from what it was.
> >
> > I changed the following files for just that reflection:
> >             /etc/hosts
> >             /etc/nsswitch.conf
> >
> > I rebooted.  I do an ifconfig and the first entry for *eth0*
> > stays as it was since its the card going to my cable modem.
> > The second entry, for *eth1* shows "no change" either. So,
> > my network is still hung up on the old IP addresses.
> >
> > I'm on a different machine than I do most of my "work" on
> > and I haven't changed it yet. So, it still gets out.
> >
> > So, what ELSE must I change to get the IP addresses all set
> > correctly ??
> >
> > If I'm not perfectly clear here, then maybe a phone call might
> > be in order.  (972) 496-3939
> >
> > Thanks
> > Allen Flick