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Old 11-01-2006
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Originally Posted by itservices
Can anyone tell me how to change the IP address on a unix server, as I have no idea whatsoever.

Thanks
To change IP on interface you must use 'ifconfig', if you want to change IP for your hostname, you must change your DNS settings at /etc/hosts or your DNS-server configuration.



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