Change IP Address HOWTO

From Genunix

Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

Procedures for changing IP (v4) address on Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris

Solaris 2.5 through Solaris 9

Change IP in the following file(s):

  1. /etc/hosts

Solaris 10 prior to update 4

Change IP in the following file(s):

  1. /etc/hosts
  2. /etc/inet/ipnodes

Solaris 10 update 4 and later

Change IP in the following file(s):

  1. /etc/hosts

SXCE releases prior 2/07 Developer Release

Change IP in the following file(s):

  1. /etc/hosts
  2. /etc/inet/ipnodes

SXCE Solaris 2/07 Developer Release and later

Change IP in the following file(s):

  1. /etc/hosts

If new IP address is on a different subnet

  1. Change the router address in the file /etc/defaultrouter
  2. Verify that the correct netmask is listed in /etc/netmasks (and add it if it is not)
Retrieved from "http://wiki.genunix.org:8080/wiki/index.php/Change_IP_Address_HOWTO"
Personal tools