Re: How to change network address ?

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

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On 03/31/2012 11:07 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> I need to change the address of this computer temporarily to a
> 192.168.2.? instead of 192.168.1.9 to connect to a device that I
> reset.
>
> There used to be a menu that I used for this but with F16/XFCE I
> am lost.
>
> Would someone be kind enough to tell me how to do this?
>
> Bob

You could run:

sudo route add -net 192.168.2.0/24 eth0

from a terminal. This will add a route to the 192.168.2.0/24 network
that you can use to talk to the device without changing your IP address.

Mikkel
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