linux IP address (change)

[Frank Elsner]

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:15:52 -0400 Brad Bonkoski wrote:
> Frank Elsner wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:51:45 -0400 Brad Bonkoski wrote:
> >
> >   [ ... ]
> >
> >   
> >> Keeping the settings requires the update of the file mentioned by the 
> >> other poster.  And ifconfig *reads* this file, I don't believe it writes 
> >>     
> >                               ^^^^^^^
> >
> > Really? I guess you should read "man ifconfig".
> >
> >
> > --Frank Elsner
> >
> >   
> Enlighten us...

"man ifconfig" contains

| FILES
|        /proc/net/socket
|        /proc/net/dev
|        /proc/net/if_inet6

This should be sufficent for enlightment :-)


--Frank Elsner