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Re: [LUG] Mac Address problem

 

Looks like i have fell into the ASSUME trap

        For some reason the new nw card has DHCP not Static as before! (Linux
can be sooo clever sometimes)! 
Apologies for bothering you all.




On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 15:36 +0100, Kevin Lucas wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 14:16 +0100, Ralph Smithen wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 14:01 +0100, Kevin Lucas wrote:
> > > The problem is I have a Server PC (been running now for 5 years
> > > Fc4) which exports Filesystems, My rescued PC obviously has the same
> > > name as before, the same Ip address but a new MAC address.
> > 
> 
> I don't have this I'm afraid
> > I suppose you know this already, but the limit of my knowledge is to
> > suggest you alter the MAC address (that's if you know the old one):
> > 
> > # ifconfig <interface> down
> > # ifconfig <interface> hw ether <MAC address>
> > # ifconfig <interface> up
> > # ifconfig <interface> |grep HWaddr
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
-- 
Kevin Lucas <kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Minions Shop (Cornwall's Top Shop)


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