Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:26:53 +0800 From: Foo Ji-Haw <jhfoo@nexlabs.com> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9_de_Paula_Rodrigues?= <espinafre@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing from dhcp to static ip, changing hostname, etc. Message-ID: <4289728D.7070805@nexlabs.com> In-Reply-To: <5ef8c2f005051621143a9f4076@mail.gmail.com> References: <NFBBJMMIKLKCDJIPOPLFGEPKFNAA.bagus@cox.net> <5ef8c2f005051621143a9f4076@mail.gmail.com>
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This brings to mind a question, I've been wanting to ask: How does one get the system to read the rc.conf changes without rebooting the system? José de Paula Rodrigues wrote: >On 5/17/05, Bagus <bagus@cox.net> wrote: > > >>Hi, >> >>I'm using FreeBsd 5.3 and I'm switching to a static ip, but am not sure of >>all the syntax. >> >>If not, here's what I had in my rc.conf. >>hostname="john" >>ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP" >> >>now I'm hoping to have a >> >>hostname of bagus.org >>gateway of 204.251.1.185 >>ip address of 204.251.1.186 >>netmask of 255.255.255.248 >> >>I'm guessing I need to change my resolve.conf, too. what does the 'search' >>line in there do? >> >>Any other considerations? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Bagus >> >>p.s. I can't for the life of me find a simple >>how-to-get-your-freebsd-box-online guide. The handbook seems to only have >>"11.3 Core Configuration" which has a little bit about cluster >>configurations. What's up with that? I just want to get one box online! >> >> >> > >I use the following on my rc.conf: > >ifconfig_xl0="inet 192.168.200.8 netmask 255.255.255.0" >defaultrouter="192.168.200.254" >hostname="uirapuru.pinguim" > >HTH. >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >
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