Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> wrote: On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 15:59, James Knott wrote:
pburness wrote: You have to change two items, the IP address and default gateway. The gateway is changed with the route command. The IP address can be changed with the ifconfig command or by changing the contents of the config file for the ethernet adapter, in /etc/sysconfig/network. You'd then use ifdown & ifup to restart the adapter.
Another method, would be to use profiles, where you set up a profile for each configuration and switch the profile as needed.
All said however, wouldn't the preferred method be to find out why your ADSL connection is unreliable and fix that?
I would tend to agree here, find out why the adsl connection is giving you problems. Also how the the XP box connect to the internet? If it is through the same adsl connection then you may have the same problems.
XP machine is a laptop and I can move it by the telephone socket. I can then dial an ISP. Unfortunately the desktop is the other side of the building. Phil -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 * Only reply to the list please* "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com