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Change the IP on a unix server

I need to change the IP on a unix box and I don't know the command or syntax to do this. I am an Apple shop sys admin with a very very old unix server for some rare operations. On a Mac, networksetup command will do this. What is the Unix varient?

woolmilkporc

Which UNIX do you use?
uname -a
will tell you.
wmp

mkunesh

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Output from uname -a:

HP-UX B.11.11 U 9000/800 2363024365 unlimited-user license

rcolumb

Which UNIX are you using (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, XENIX, BSD, IRX, ...)? They all tend to have their own idiosyncrasies. Look up the syntax for the ifconfig command for your version of UNIX.

woolmilkporc

In HP-UX the easiest way is most probably SAM -
sam -> networking and communications --> network interface cards --> ...
You should work on the system console to do this, else you will loose the connection to your server.
wmp

woolmilkporc

ifconfig does only temporary changes ...

rcolumb

Run the following command to see the existing config.

ifconfig

Then you can change the ip with the following command substituting the interface and address_family info from the previous command and adding the new ip address you want.

ifconfig interface [address_family] [address [dest_address]] [parameters]

It may be easier to just edit /etc/rc.config.d/netconf changing the ip info and rebooting the machine.

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ReN501

sorry , extra info re0 in the above example is your network card , the command ifconfig will give you the info for your currently installed card , then just adjust to match.

Kamran Arshad

The ifconfig command with "-p" flag usually changes the IP address permanently with the 'p' flag for persistent.

mkunesh

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Thanks!