Re: Changing IP addresses.
From: Josh McKee (jtmckee_at_rm-bogus-ac.net)
Date: 01/29/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:32:50 GMT
On 28 Jan 2004 07:48:02 -0800, peterdouglas@hotmail.com (Pete) wrote:
>This may not be the toughest question of the day, but it's been a long
>time since I've tinkered with our SunOS 5.5.1 machines:
>
>I have a mixed network of Sun and Windows machines, with both a Sun
>server and a Windows NT server. They all use the IP range of
>192.9.200.xxx. I am installing a new Windows 2000 server and want to
>change over to a new IP range, 192.168.20.xxx.
>
>I've got the new server running on the new range alongside the old
>server on the old range.
>
>When I do the conversion, I'm going to go around to the windows
>(NT/2000/XP) boxes and give them new IP addresses (192.168.20.1, .2,
>.3, etc). There are about 20 machines, no big deal.
>
>The problem is the Unix network and the Windows network share
>printers, so the Sun boxes need new IPs as well. Unless, of course, I
>multi-home the adapters on the Windows machines, but I've noticed
>terrible performance when I've done that before.
>
>How do I change the IP address of the Sun box? Do I only have to edit
>the /etc/hosts file? Or is there something else I need to change too?
Just change the IP in "/etc/hosts" and reboot. You'll probably want to
ensure that the netmask is set correctly in "/etc/netmasks" (though
you shouldn't need to because you're not subnetting it) and possibly
specify a new default route ("/etc/defaultgateway").
Josh
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