Thomas Hood wrote:
> Brian Kimball wrote:
> > But that only handles the bare minimum. You will also need to
> > reconfigure any software that has your old hostname, IP address,
> > netmask, network address, etc., hardcoded in its config files.
> > In this case grepping everything in /etc is the o
Thomas Hood wrote:
> Matthew Lenz wrote:
> > The only other difference I could see is that etherconf puts
> > the FQDN in /etc/hostname rather than just the host name.
>
> Arrgh. I'll file a bug report about that. It is possible to
> have a FQDN as one's system hostname, but this is not Debian
>
I have just looked at the bug reports open against etherconf and the
package looks undermaintained. I would not recommend using it.
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Brian Kimball wrote:
> Others have already led you in the right direction. To summarize:
>
> 1) change IP address: edit interface information in
>/etc/network/interfaces
> 2) change hostname: edit /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts
> 3) update nameserver information in /etc/resolv.conf or
>/et
On Tuesday, 26.07.2005 at 20:47 -0500, Matthew Lenz wrote:
> I think everyone should probably look at Dave Ewart's response. I
> tend to agree with him now that I've seen it in action.
>
> dpkg-reconfigure etherconf
>
> the only difference from etherconf and the sarge installer is that the
> sa
irst. The only other
difference I could see is that etherconf puts the FQDN in /etc/hostname
rather than just the host name.
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Subject: Re: proper way to change ip an
Matthew Lenz wrote:
> rather than grep xarging /etc for occurances of the ip and hostname
> is there a proper "debian way" of changing them?
Others have already led you in the right direction. To summarize:
1) change IP address: edit interface information
in /etc/network/interfaces
2) change h
Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 26 Jul 2005, Haines Brown wrote:
>
>>>
>>>Editing /etc/hosts ?
>>
>>
>>I bit the bullet, changed /etc/hostname, and rebooted; nothing
>>else. As far as I can make out after a month, this procedure worked
>>beautifully. I can think of ways it could lead to a problem or
On 26 Jul 2005, Haines Brown wrote:
> > Matthew Lenz wrote:
> >
> > > rather than grep xarging /etc for occurances of the ip and
> > > hostname is there a proper "debian way" of changing them?
> >
> > Editing /etc/hosts ?
>
> I went through this experience a short while ago. All kinds of
> recom
> Matthew Lenz wrote:
>
> > rather than grep xarging /etc for occurances of the ip and
> > hostname is there a proper "debian way" of changing them?
>
> Editing /etc/hosts ?
I went through this experience a short while ago. All kinds of
recommendations about greping /etc, even that reinstalling
On Monday, 25.07.2005 at 23:19 -0700, Paul Scott wrote:
> Matthew Lenz wrote:
>
> >rather than grep xarging /etc for occurances of the ip and hostname
> >is there a proper "debian way" of changing them?
>
> Editing /etc/hosts ?
That won't change the machine's IP.
The Correct Way to change a ma
Matthew Lenz wrote:
rather than grep xarging /etc for occurances of the ip and hostname is
there a proper "debian way" of changing them?
Editing /etc/hosts ?
Paul Scott
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