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Date:      Fri, 12 Nov 1999 00:10:45 GMT
From:      flec@flec.co.uk (Steven Fletcher)
To:        Marc Wandschneider <MarcW@Lanfear.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Changing a Machine's IP address?
Message-ID:  <382b5a5e.16985792@smtp.shellnet.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <13D5F9EDFD72D211BC3100105A1C22330549C6@akira.lanfear.com>
References:  <13D5F9EDFD72D211BC3100105A1C22330549C6@akira.lanfear.com>

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On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 16:06:17 -0800, you wrote:

>
>	I want to change the IP address of my machine.  Is it as simple
>as changing /etc/rc.conf and rebooting?  the machine name (but not

You don't even have to reboot. Read the man pages for "ifconfig" and
"hostname" if you like to keep your uptime, it isn't difficult at all.

>	can it really be that easy (as opposed to linux, where I still
>can't get a straight answer on this ...)

It really is. *resist*temptation*to*bitch*about*another*certain*os* ;-)

-flec
flec@relic.net
flec@flec.co.uk



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