[Mageia-discuss] Temporarily changing IP address

[Anne Wilson]

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On 23/05/12 23:02, JPB wrote:
> Le lundi 21 mai 2012, Anne Wilson a écrit :
>> I'm trying to set up a NAS server, and the built-in address is
>> not on the same subnet as my LAN, so I need to temporarily change
>> the address of this netbook so that I can run the configuration.
> HI Anne
Hi jpierre

> Sorry to jump late on this thread; but in that case another
> solution may be to use the arp command to set a new ip addr
> corresponding to the mac addr of your network card (no need to
> reconfigure the interface). I often use this solution to configure
> new ISP boxes or wifi AP/routers. (quick and dirty but works)

I had problems getting back to the original static IP on a permanent
basis.  I had renamed the temporary config file, expecting that it
would make it invisible to the network, but oddly enough, that didn't
work.  Deleting the temporary config altogether solved my problem.

Thanks for trying to help.

Anne
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