well u know how windows have its ipconfig.... i was wondering if linux has something similar in terminal (so that i dont have to go to website to view my ip when i ahve to) and also... how to release/renew ip and the command for it >_> lol
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Try ifconfig as Root.
This will list your network interfaces.
ifup [interface_name] to start up one of the listed interfaces
ifdwon [interface_name] to bring down one of the listed network interfaces
Ive only been using linux a week, and still a wicked newbie, but I found this wonderful page with tons of commands and info:
[/url][url=http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/]http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/
good-luck!
Quote:well u know how windows have its ipconfig.... i was wondering if linux has something similar in terminal (so that i dont have to go to website to view my ip when i ahve to) and also... how to release/renew ip and the command for it >_> lol
If you are under a router, then its the router that is aware of its external IP, not your system. Therefore you will need to query it to find out.
Also to renew:
Code:
/etc/init.d/network restart
That will restart the networking scripts..
If you want to get your public IP from a terminal check
this thread. You could add an alias to your ~/.bashrc:
Code:
alias myip="wget -q www.whatismyip.com && grep displaycopy index.html|cut -d\' -f2 && rm -f index.html"
Afterwards you can retrieve your public IP with the '
myip' command. :)
cool thx :)
but wat about releaseing and renewing ip like in windows if i ever need to renew my ip for a new ip
Quote:but wat about releaseing and renewing ip like in windows if i ever need to renew my ip for a new ip
Either you restart your network as znx suggested or you run the following commands (first one not neccessary at all but you wanted the release, too):
Code:
ifconfig eth0 down
dhclient eth0