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Setting the IP address in Linux

To set the IP address in Linux®, complete these steps.

You will need the information from step 4 in Accessing the ASMI using a Web Browser to complete step 4 in the following procedure.
  1. Make sure you are logged on as a root user.
  2. Start a terminal session.
  3. Type ifconfig at the command prompt.
    Attention: Record or print the current settings before making any changes. This allows you to restore these settings if you disconnect the PC or notebook after setting up the ASMI Web interface.
  4. Type ifconfig eth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx values are the values from step 4 for IP address and Subnet mask.
  5. Press Enter.
Parent topic: Setting the IP address on your PC or notebook
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Last updated: Fri, Oct 30, 2009