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Date:      Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:49:20 -0400
From:      "Erin Fortenberry" <Erin@Fortenberry.net>
To:        "'Kevin Kinsey'" <kdk@daleco.biz>, "'Barry Byrne'" <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com>
Cc:        'DSA - JCR' <juancr@dsa.es>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: How to change NIC IP when system is running FBSD 6.1
Message-ID:  <002001c6aa70$fa0a35b0$1e15450a@ad.ewsad.net>
In-Reply-To: <44BCE50F.6010606@daleco.biz>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 
> Subject: Re: How to change NIC IP when system is running FBSD 6.1
> 
> >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> >> Subject: How to change NIC IP when system is running FBSD 6.1
> >>
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> I need to change the IP and netmask of my FreeBSD 6.1 Box and 
> >> I dont' know
> >> how to do once the system is up and running. I have tried 
> >> doing with KDE
> >> but I have several errors when I restart the computer.
> >>
> >> I have Samba installed also.
> >>
> >>
> >> Can anyone help me?
> >>
> Barry Byrne wrote:
>  > Juan:
>  >
>  > Easiest way is to edit /etc/rc.conf and reboot.
>  >
>  >  - Barry
> 
> But please, that's so, um, "Windows-ish"?
> 
> #ifconfig xl0 down*
> #ifconfig xl0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
> 
> Cake!
> 
> Kevin Kinsey

Don't forget to adjust the default route and save your changes for when the
next windows-ish reboot does happen.


-Erin




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