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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Re: IP address question
From: Jim Jackson <>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:47:41 +0100 (BST)


On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, marcolamonato wrote:

> Julien,
>
> I changed the IP address from a telnet connection and I put "down"
> and "up" the network with the ifconfig command as you suggested.

no that won't work. "ifconfig" knows nothing about config files.
You need to use the "ifdown eth0" and "ifup eth0" commands which read the
config files to get the configuration information.


>
> Then, from a serial connection I grabbed these information:
>
> $ cat /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-eth0
> DEVICE=eth0
> IPADDR=192.168.0.51
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=192.168.0.0
> BROADCAST=192.168.0.255
> BOOTPROTO=static
> #BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> ENABLE=yes
>
> $ ifconfig
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:D0:69:40:9D:6D
>           inet addr:192.168.0.50  Bcast:192.168.0.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:53 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:35 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>           Interrupt:39
>
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>
> Therefore, I re-established a telnet connection with the 192.168.0.50
> address and it was working, I tried with the 192.168.0.51 and it
> didn't.
>
> Usually it works when I change on RedBoot too.
>
> Marco
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In  "Julien" <> wrote:
> >
> > Hu ? That seems very strange to me. I mean there is no link
> beetween
> > Redboot IP (used with NFS functionality) and Linux IP (used when
> your
> > linux is running).
> >
> > I have NEVER modified the Redboot IP of my TS7200 (it's always the
> > default value : 192.168.0.50 or smg like that), I always changed
> JUST
> > the IP of /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-eth0 and it works perfectly...after
> a
> > reboot or a "ifconfig eth0 down" then "ifconfig eth0 up".
> >
> > --- In  "marcolamonato" <marco@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Julien,
> > >
> > > if I change the IP on linux and I don't on modify it Reboot, I
> > can't
> > > get the new address, I mean I keep connecting on the older IP
> (with
> > > telnet as example), it doesn't work with the new.
> > > It works only changing both of them
> > >
> > > Marco
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In  "Julien" <kaezar1@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Marco
> > > >
> > > > Indeed, I would say you don't need to change anything in
> redboot,
> > > as
> > > > far as your application is running under linux. The only
> > important
> > > IP
> > > > address in this case is, as you said, the one
> > > in /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-
> > > > eth0.
> > > >
> > > > The IP address under redboot has to be set for example if you
> > want
> > > to
> > > > load a kernel directly by connecting and downloading it from a
> > > server
> > > > on your network.
> > > >
> > > > Julien
> > > >
> > > > --- In  "marcolamonato" <marco@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > when I need to change the static ip address of my TS-7250 I
> > > usually
> > > > > edit the /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-eth0 and then change the
> address
> > > also
> > > > > within RedBoot with the fconfig command.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a way to change the static ip address from my
> > > application
> > > > > without moving to Redboot also?
> > > > >
> > > > > Probably I'll need to reboot after editing some network
> files,
> > > but
> > > > this
> > > > > would be a small issue, thi big one is not to enter RedBoot.
> > > > >
> > > > > Same thing for changing from static to dhcp?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > Marco
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>


 
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