You have to change the ip adress not in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, but change ip form /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices.... Afte You change, do /etc/init.d/network restart . Regards, Rudolf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin J. Weiss" <benjamin@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: Re: /etc/init.d/network restart still get old IP > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Tneoh Chee-Boon" <tneohcb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:41 AM > Subject: /etc/init.d/network restart still get old IP > > > > Hello all, > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Because of IP changes, I added an alias (eth0:1) for new IP to my > server's eth0 to > > avoid any error due to DNS' caching. The two IP on different network > subnets. > > Now after I removed eth0:1, moved the new IP to eth0, execute > "/etc/init.d/network restart", > > I still get the old IP from "ifconfig eth0". > > I have done and tried the methods below and yet still get the old IP > address in eth0: > > 1) Delete /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1. > > 2) Setup new IP in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. > > 3) Execute /etc/init.d/network restart. > > 4) Reboot machine. > > 5) Shutdown and power off the server. > > 6) Unplug the network cable to restart the network init script. > > > > I wonder what have I missed out here? Anyone encountered this problem > before? > > Thanks. > > Okay, this may be a stupid question, but: How are you getting your eth0 IP? > Are you manually setting it, or are you getting it from DHCP? While my home > box has a dynamic IP from my ISP via DHCP, I still maintain the same IP for > months at a time. I *think* (I'm not a DHCP guru by any means) that this is > because the DHCP server has a preference for giving the same host the same > IP, if it's still available after the reboot/restart/etc. > > Ben > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
