Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 03:42:49PM -0800, Serena Cantor wrote: > >>I use sarge. >> >>I have cable modem connection, use DHCP to config, Do >>I have fixed IP? I plan to set up web site using it. >> > > If you use DHCP to configure your cable modem, chances are that you > have a dynamic IP of some sort. Depending on your cable company, > that IP may _effectively_ be static: if the lease on the IP address > doesn't run out (the computer stays connected/connects once a day > or whatever), then you'll probably keep the same IP for a considerable > period - though this isn't guaranteed. For example, if I build a new > machine/restart my cable modem, then the initial lease is, I think, for > only about an hour. Once renewed, it's more than 24 hours - so doesn't > run out readily. > > The command you want to check your ip address is > > ipconfig -a (possibly piped through less to give you a page of output at > a time - it can generate quite a lot of output) so > > ipconfig -a | less
It is ipconfig in Windows. In Linux, it is ifconfig (or /sbin/ifconfig if /sbin is not in your $PATH). ->HS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
