linux IP address (change)

[Andy Green]

Matthew Benjamin wrote:
> What is the easiest way from command line to set or change the IP 
> address of a linux box (FC4)?

One-off:

ifconfig eth0 123.123.123.123 netmask 255.255.255.0

The Redhat Way so it will survive reboots:

edit (it's a text file) /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0

then

ifdown eth0 ; ifup eth0

to get the new settings

-Andy
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